Give an example of how a feudal community in Europe during the Middle Ages might have functioned. Make sure your answer includes the exchange of land as well as the individuals and groups of people involved.

Question

Sentence frame: The way the feudal system in Europe worked is

. The lord would

and the serfs/peasants would have to

Use the sentence fames

Answer 1

The way the feudal system in Europe worked is that the lord would grant land to vassals in exchange for their loyalty and military service. The serfs/peasants, who worked the land, would owe labor and produce to the vassals in return for protection and the use of the land.