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    The feudal system; a system by which the holding of estates inland is made dependent upon an obligation to render military serviceto the kind or feudal superior; feudal principles and usages.

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      A common social and political hierarchy seen in [medieval] Europe, Japan, and in various middle schools across the country. A king gives land to his vassals or knights and nobles who in turn give their land to peasants or serfs. In the end, everyone is under the control of several people and must pay them money and [homage].

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        A medieval European social system in which land was divided into hundreds of small holdings.

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          The dominant social system in medieval Europe, in which the nobility held lands from the Crown in exchange for military service, and vassals were in turn tenants of the nobles, while the peasants (villeins or serfs) were obliged to live on their lords land and give him homage, labour, and a share of the produce, notionally in exchange for military protection.

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            By far the worst political structure throughout the history of mankind. Gives [headway] for powerful people to do evil and [immoral] acts without any consequences. Makes capitalism look [humane]

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              A [system] used by many nations such as [the united states] that are similar if not the same as the [bourgeois] systems

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