What did They Give?Monarchs offered protection to all the people of their lands. They also offered fiefs, which were valuable items such as land, protection, or good positions in the church or government.
Without the monarchs, nobody would have order, and everything would be chaotic. There would be no one to officiate anything or to protect the land from intruders.
What did They Receive?Monarchs could choose the taxes they put on their subjects, and they got the most money out of it. They also could call upon any of their vassels to call all of their vassels to create an army for war. They would also get a share of the crops grown on their vassels' land.
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