Answer:
a sense of security and belonging, it should state a means of controlling the masses and preserving the feudal system.
Step-by-step explanation:
Christianity, like many organized religions, was a means of giving hope to the masses who were largely feudal peasants, or in other forms of indentured servitude. The false promise of a better after life or heaven was a means of getting the masses to conform and observe certain societal norms to maintain order and preserve the feudal system. It was primarily a means of social, economic, and political oppression that established a clear hierarchy in various settings by enslaving the minds of the impoverished who were almost always illterate and literally treated the word of the clergy as gospel.