A. masses
B. vassals
C. lords
D. elite
Correct Answer:
Option C – lords
Explanation
Feudalism represented a system in which the occupants and users of the land they lived and worked on were not the owners; they were “tenants” of the “sovereign” – the Lord of the Manor – who legitimized his authority by claiming to offer protection to the occupants in the form of military service.
Peasants or Serfs: Peasants are commoners and lived on the manors of monarchs, nobles, or knights. They were granted the right to farm a plot of land in exchange for working the nobleʼs land.
Lord of the Manor” was often used to denote someone who was in control of land.
