Question

How did feudal monarchs in the High Middle Ages centralize power? Select all that apply.

-by having vassals swear oaths of loyalty
-through the use of a money driven economy
-by setting up government bureaucracies
-by granting fiefs to abbots and bishops
-by reducing taxation
-through uniform laws and justice systems
-through appointment of bishops

Answer 1

The feudal monarchs in the High Middle Ages centralized power by setting up government bureaucracies. There was very little room for freedom in the Middle Ages. Kings and Queens and royal families controlled everything. They obtained their power by force.