10 Multiple choice questions

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Definition: A political system in which nobles are granted the use of lands that legally belong to their king, in exchange for their loyalty, military service, and protection of the people who live on the land.

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Feudalism

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Definition: A preindustrial society in which people plant seeds and crops rather than merely subsist on available foods.

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horticultural society

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Doctrine that states that the right of ruling comes from God and not people's consent.

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Divine Right of Kings

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Definition: People who hunt animals and gather wild plants, seeds, fruits, and nuts to survive.

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hunter-gatherers

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Term: state system of government.

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a decentralized government structure that emphasizes local autonomy.

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Term: fealty.

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obligated loyalty or faithfulness

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Definition: A group of independent villages organized into clans and led by a local ruler or clan head without any central government.

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Stateless society

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Term: Corvée labor. Options: (A) A system of taxation based on income levels (B) A voluntary work program for community service (C) Unpaid labor required by a governing authority (D) A legal requirement to pay workers a minimum wage.

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Unpaid labor required by a governing authority

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Definition: Enabled peasants to use land for hunting and gathering as they pleased, so long as they maintained the corvée labor payments to the Manor.

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Common Land Rights

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Definition: A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

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Absolutism