Which of the Following Statements Describes a Feudal Social System

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements describes a feudal social system?

• A) Serfs cultivated pieces of land owned by nobles, who, in turn, provided military protection for the serfs.
• B) Serfs, protected by knights, owned all land and controlled the profits generated in the cultivation of that land.
• C) Serfs controlled the government and were supported by the labors of aristocrats who owned and worked the land.
• D) Nobles employed serfs to protect their lands against armies of knights who made a living pillaging lands cultivated by the nobles.

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