Social order where lords offer protection in return for service from lower people; lords controlled land

• A. Feudalism
• B. Fealty
• C. Serfdom
• D. Monarchy

Answer: (A)

This describes the medieval system built on land in exchange for service and protection. Feudalism is the arrangement where lords own or control the land and grant it to vassals in return for military or other service, while those beneath them—serfs and peasants—work the land and owe labor or rents in return for protection and a place to live. The key idea is the reciprocal relationship: protection and land in exchange for loyalty and service, creating a structured hierarchy centered on landholding.

Fealty refers to the personal loyalty sworn within these bonds, which is part of the feudal bond but not the whole system. Serfdom describes the status of peasants bound to the land, not the overarching social order itself. Monarchy is rule by a king, which is a form of government but does not by itself capture the land-for-service framework of feudal relationships.