... land to peasants who cultivated the land for them. Some peasants, called serfs, were bound to the land they worked. They could not leave the land, and they had to farm their lord's fields in exchange for a small plot of land of their own. In economic and legal terms, the feudal system rested in manorialism-a relationship of dominance and subordination between ... unsettling force in the system. The rise of powerful monarchs in France, Spain, and England helped to break down the localized system. An increase in communication broke down the isolated manor, supported the rise of towns and ...

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