Question

Who was the top leader of the land under the feudal system?
A.The king
B.The serf
C.Tenants-in-chief
D.Villeins

Answer 1

Hint:Land was granted to people for service under the feudal system. It started at the top with the king allocating his land to a baron for soldiers all the way down to a peasant getting land to grow crops. When a king died, his firstborn son would acquire the throne. When one family ruled for a long time, this was called a dynasty.

Complete answer:
 The king owned all of the land in feudalism. The king granted some of the land to nobles in return for loyalty, protection and service. The king was the top leader. The king could not supervise all of the land by himself. So, he divided it up among the Barons. The Barons promised their loyalty and soldiers to the king, in return. The large areas of land, called as fiefs, were ruled by the Barons and high rank nobles. Their duty was to maintain an army that was at the king’s service. Sometimes, they would pay the king tax, if they did not have an army. This tax was known as shield money. Most of the people worked the land as peasants. Peasants worked hard and died young. Most of them died before they reached 30 years old.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note:Feudal system is a system for managing society around relationships derived from the holding of land in exchange for service or labor. A lord was a noble who held land, a vassal was a person who was granted custody of the land by the lord and a fief was what the land was known as. In return for the use of the fief and the protection of the lord, the vassal would provide some type of service to the lord.