Most local lords in the early Middle Ages collected rents from their peasants in the form of

Question

Question 22 options:

a)

letters of credit.

b)

standardized silver coins minted by a local lord.

c)

standardized gold coins minted by the king.

d)

jewels and gems.

e)

food and labor.

Answer 1

In the early Middle Ages, most local lords collected rents from their peasants primarily in the form of e) food and labor. This system was part of the manorialism structure, where peasants (serfs) worked the land and provided a portion of their agricultural produce as rent to the lord in exchange for protection and the right to work the land.