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What was the broad definition of feudalism according to Marc Bloch (1939)?
What was the broad definition of feudalism according to Marc Bloch (1939)?
- A formal political system conceived by people in the Middle Ages
- A set of reciprocal legal and military obligations of the warrior nobility
- A way of structuring society around land ownership only
- A system of manorialism binding the nobility, clergy, and peasantry (correct)
According to François Louis Ganshof (1944), what were the key concepts that feudalism revolved around?
According to François Louis Ganshof (1944), what were the key concepts that feudalism revolved around?
- Manorialism, serfdom, and clergy obligations
- Feudum, warrior nobility, and peasants
- Reciprocal legal and military obligations
- Lords, vassals, and fiefs (correct)
What ongoing discussion has been present among medieval historians regarding feudalism?
What ongoing discussion has been present among medieval historians regarding feudalism?
- Whether feudalism was a formal political system in medieval Europe
- Whether feudalism originated from the Latin word feudum
- Whether feudalism is a useful construct for understanding medieval society (correct)
- Whether feudalism only involved the warrior nobility
What did feudalism involve in exchange for land ownership?
What did feudalism involve in exchange for land ownership?
What are the three estates of the realm mentioned in relation to feudalism?
What are the three estates of the realm mentioned in relation to feudalism?
Feudalism was a combination of which of the following?
Feudalism was a combination of which of the following?
What was the term derived from that was used during the Medieval period?
What was the term derived from that was used during the Medieval period?
Who were bound by a system of manorialism in the broader definition of feudalism?
Who were bound by a system of manorialism in the broader definition of feudalism?
Who described a classic definition of feudalism that revolved around lords, vassals, and fiefs?
Who described a classic definition of feudalism that revolved around lords, vassals, and fiefs?
What ongoing discussion has been present among medieval historians regarding feudalism?
What ongoing discussion has been present among medieval historians regarding feudalism?
What were the key concepts that feudalism revolved around?
What were the key concepts that feudalism revolved around?
What were the three estates of the realm mentioned in relation to feudalism?
What were the three estates of the realm mentioned in relation to feudalism?
What did feudalism involve in exchange for land ownership?
What did feudalism involve in exchange for land ownership?
What was the term derived from that was used during the Medieval period?
What was the term derived from that was used during the Medieval period?
According to Elizabeth A. R. Brown's 'The Tyranny of a Construct' (1974), what has been an ongoing discussion among medieval historians regarding feudalism?
According to Elizabeth A. R. Brown's 'The Tyranny of a Construct' (1974), what has been an ongoing discussion among medieval historians regarding feudalism?
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