The feudal system that dominated medieval
Position 1: This layered structure of obligation and tenure shaped European political and economic life for several centuries.
Position 2: A monarch granted parcels of land, known as fiefs, to powerful nobles in return for their oath of loyalty.
Position 3: At the base of this hierarchy stood the peasants, who worked the land and owed labour and produce to their immediate lord.
Position 4: The feudal system that dominated medieval Europe was fundamentally organised around the exchange of land for military service.
Position 5: Those nobles in turn subdivided their holdings among knights, who pledged to fight on the lord's behalf when called upon.
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