Question

Which of the following most directly contributed to peasants’ inability to build wealth? (1 point)

Responses

( ) Peasants were required to tithe 90 percent of what they earned to lords.

( ) Since manors were self-sufficient, peasants did not need to build wealth.

( ) Peasants were not allowed to pass down an inheritance.

( ) Only one common currency was used.

Answer 1

(•) Peasants were not allowed to pass down an inheritance.

Without secure property/inheritance rights they could not accumulate or transmit wealth across generations, preventing long-term wealth building.