Ultimately the Monarch.
The serfs were tied to the land they lived on and farmed.
Medieval society was a feudal system. In this system, the king and wealthy class owned all of the property. The lower classes were allowed to work on the land an pay taxes to support the wealthy land owners.
Land & Food (However owning land led to food because of crops)
If you had land, you had power. The more land you had, the more powerful you became. You could influence the government if you wanted to, with just land.
The medieval knights got their names from their possessions. They usually did not have surnames but owned land, so they would use the title of their territory, region, village, or the like as their names.
a share of land in medieval Europe is called a fief.
Feudalism, in medieval Europe, was based on the exchange of land for military service.
A piece of physical property (land), such as a farm that is owned by an individual or group.
A feudalistic system is a social and economic structure centered around land ownership and loyalty. In this system, land is owned by a lord who grants its use to vassals in exchange for military service and other obligations. This system was prevalent in medieval Europe.
__________ were peasants who worked land for a lord in medieval Europe. a. Vassals b. Surfs c. Fiefs d. Knights
The serfs were tied to the land they lived on and farmed.
Feudalism, in medieval Europe, was based on the exchange of land for military service.
In Medieval Europe, serfs were basically like slaves forced to work for the land. They were peasants without freedom.
In most of Europe, most of the land was controlled by the monarchs and the nobility. A lot of land was controlled by the Church, and I have read that in England the amount was upwards of 30%, an amount I find very easy to believe. In central Italy, the land was nearly all controlled by the Church.
Medieval society was a feudal system. In this system, the king and wealthy class owned all of the property. The lower classes were allowed to work on the land an pay taxes to support the wealthy land owners.
Land & Food (However owning land led to food because of crops)
If you had land, you had power. The more land you had, the more powerful you became. You could influence the government if you wanted to, with just land.