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a social and land-owning system in medieval Europe in which people were granted land and protection by a nobleman in exchange, they had to fight and work for him
- Feudalism structured medieval society into distinct classes with lords and vassals.
- Under feudalism, peasants worked the land in exchange for protection from local lords.
- Historians often study feudalism to understand the power dynamics of medieval Europe.
- Feudalism declined as centralized monarchies began to consolidate power.
- The concept of feudalism shaped the political and economic systems of medieval kingdoms.
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