a system in which monarchsd or lords gave land to nobles in return for pledges of loyalty was known as:

A)industrial capitalism
B)communism
C)the middle Ages
D)feudalism
my choice:b

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The correct answer is D) feudalism. Feudalism was a social and economic system that emerged in the Middle Ages, where monarchs or lords granted land to nobles in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and other duties.