Question

Which of the following is a definition for manorialism?

A) a ceremony in which the vassal declares his loyalty to his lord and receives his fief

B) a social and economic system in the Middle Ages based more in the monetary agreements of goods and services

C) a social, economic and political system in the Middle Ages in which vassals gave military service in return for land and protection from a lord

D)a manorial land held by the lord, attached to the manor house and not held by serfs or freemen

Answer 1

The statement which is a definition for manorialism is C) a social, economic and political system in the Middle Ages in which vassals gave military service in return for land and protection from a lord. The other choices are not correct since it does not define manorialism.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) a social, economic and political system in the Middle Ages in which vassals gave military service in return for land and protection from a lord. In other terms, this was a political and economic system defined by the accord between landowner and land workers.