Which is NOT an accurate description of serfdom in Europe during the Medieval period?

(A) Serfs could be bought and sold to other lords.

(B) Serfs performed manual labor in return for use of land.

(C) Serfs paid taxes to the lords with agricultural products.

(D) Serfs often bartered goods to exchange goods on the manor.

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Dulce Ramsey

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27 June, 16:08

Which is NOT an accurate description of serfdom in Europe during the Medieval period?

(A) Serfs could be bought and sold to other lords.

(B) Serfs performed manual labor in return for use of land.

(C) Serfs paid taxes to the lords with agricultural products.

(D) Serfs often bartered goods to exchange goods on the manor.

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Waddles · Answer 1

(A) Serfs could be bought and sold to other lords.

Carla Arroyo · Answer 2

The correct answer is (A)

Explanation:

Feudalism is the mode of production and a political system were a feudal lord owns a tract of land, and serfs have to offer their manual labor to the lord in return for use of land of their own. Under this system, serfs also had to pay taxes to their feudal lords according to how much their plot was worth, and whatever goods they produced, they could exchange for other goods they needed on the lord's manor. Generally speaking, serfs could not be bought and sold, as they were not legally the propierty of the lords, but were instead tied to the land they worked.