Question

How did the Church support the perpetuation of the feudal system?(1 point)
Responses

The Church taught that people should not spend their time pursuing wealth, but should focus on faith.
The Church taught that people should not spend their time pursuing wealth, but should focus on faith.

People all became educated by Church monasteries.
People all became educated by Church monasteries.

The Church recruited people to fight in the Crusades.
The Church recruited people to fight in the Crusades.

The Church gave serfs land.

Answer 1

The Church taught that people should not spend their time pursuing wealth, but should focus on faith.

Explanation: by preaching that the social order was divinely ordained and encouraging obedience and acceptance of one’s lot, the Church helped legitimize and sustain the feudal hierarchy.