Question

Explain how feudal monarchs were able to exert power and control over peasants.(1 point)
Responses

Peasants received tithes in return for working the lords’ land.
Peasants received tithes in return for working the lords’ land.

Their agreement allowed peasants to avoid working on Catholic Church lands.
Their agreement allowed peasants to avoid working on Catholic Church lands.

Their agreement allowed peasants to fish and hunt on the manor.
Their agreement allowed peasants to fish and hunt on the manor.

Peasants needed protection and land, which the lords provided.
Peasants needed protection and land, which the lords provided.

Answer 1

Their agreement allowed peasants to receive protection and land from the lords, which bound peasants to the manor and obliged them to provide labor, rents, and services in return.