Question
How did the church support the perpetuation of the feudal system?
A. the church recruited people to fight in the crusades
B. people all became educated by church monasteries
C. the church taught that people should not spend their time pursuing wealth, but should focus on faith
D. the church gave serfs land
A. the church recruited people to fight in the crusades
B. people all became educated by church monasteries
C. the church taught that people should not spend their time pursuing wealth, but should focus on faith
D. the church gave serfs land
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The most fitting answer to how the church supported the perpetuation of the feudal system is:
**C. the church taught that people should not spend their time pursuing wealth, but should focus on faith.**
This teaching reinforced social hierarchies and the existing feudal structure by promoting the idea that individuals should accept their social status (whether noble or serf) as part of God's divine plan, thus discouraging social mobility and the pursuit of wealth in ways that might disrupt the established order.
**C. the church taught that people should not spend their time pursuing wealth, but should focus on faith.**
This teaching reinforced social hierarchies and the existing feudal structure by promoting the idea that individuals should accept their social status (whether noble or serf) as part of God's divine plan, thus discouraging social mobility and the pursuit of wealth in ways that might disrupt the established order.