Feudalism

A social system that ranks people by power and status based on land ownership



Word Structure

FYOO-duh-lih-zuhm

Sentence Examples

Feudalism grew in medieval Europe.

Feudal workers were free but paid a fee.

Feudal landowners had to do military service.

Semantic Relatives

economy

medieval

society

Morphological Relatives

feudal

feudalist

socialism

capitalism



Textbook

Explore World History Chapter 5 by Attainment

Deeper Dive

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