Question

hich statement best describes feudalism?
A.
a way for the church to collect more taxes to support the priests
B.
a way for the military to have more power over the peasants and nobility
C.
an arrangement that allowed peasants to use land in exchange for service to a nobleman
D.
an agreement that allowed peasants to own land if they paid high taxes

Answer 1

C. An arrangement that allowed peasants to use land in exchange for service to a nobleman.

Explanation: Feudalism was a system of mutual obligations in medieval Europe where lords gave land (or protection/use of land) to vassals and peasants in return for services (labor, rent, or military service). It was not primarily a church tax system (A), a simple military takeover of peasants and nobility (B), or a system where peasants owned land by paying high taxes (D).