Question
It was more difficult for serfs to improve their economic and social status because
Question 25 options:
a)
they were regularly fined large amounts by their lords for very small infractions.
b)
the aristocracy violently oppressed all serfs.
c)
they were forced to work every daylight hour of every day to produce food for their lord.
d)
they were illiterate, and literacy was required for social and economic mobility.
e)
they were tied to their lord's manorial lands and therefore could not move.
Question 25 options:
a)
they were regularly fined large amounts by their lords for very small infractions.
b)
the aristocracy violently oppressed all serfs.
c)
they were forced to work every daylight hour of every day to produce food for their lord.
d)
they were illiterate, and literacy was required for social and economic mobility.
e)
they were tied to their lord's manorial lands and therefore could not move.
Answers
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The correct option is:
**e) they were tied to their lord's manorial lands and therefore could not move.**
This statement highlights the fundamental restriction on serfs' ability to change their social and economic status, as their status was tied to the land they worked and they were not free to seek opportunities elsewhere.
**e) they were tied to their lord's manorial lands and therefore could not move.**
This statement highlights the fundamental restriction on serfs' ability to change their social and economic status, as their status was tied to the land they worked and they were not free to seek opportunities elsewhere.