9.1 fuedalism

Question 1

what are fiefs

Answer 1

the king gave land called fiefs to important nobles who became vassals of the king.
nobles then gave parts of their land to knights for their service.
and knights then let peasants work on their land and gave them protection in return the peasants were stripped of their rights.

Question 2

what were commoners normally

Answer 2

roughly over 75% of the population were peasants