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.
Peasants needed protection and land, which the lords provided.
Peasants needed protection and land, which the lords provided.
Their agreement allowed peasants to fish and hunt on the manor.
The most accurate statement among the provided options that explains how feudal monarchs were able to exert power and control over peasants is:
Peasants needed protection and land, which the lords provided.
In the feudal system, the relationship between lords (including monarchs) and peasants was largely based on land and protection. Peasants, also known as serfs, were not free to leave the land on which they were born. They lived on and farmed the lord's land and in return, they were entitled to the lord's protection, especially during times of war or unrest. In addition, they were provided with a plot of land to farm for their own subsistence. The lords exerted power and control over the peasants by owning the land, by the legal ties of serfdom that bound the peasants to the manor, and by controlling the local justice system, effectively making and enforcing laws that would benefit the feudal hierarchy.