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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the feudal era?
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The ruling elites were a hereditary nobility who ruled over their dependent population by the use of force. |
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The producers who worked the land were serfs who served their lords in exchange for protection. |
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Lords had absolute property rights over their lands and the freedom to sell or rent their lands for money. |
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Feudal society was dominated by agriculture and natural economy. |
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The political system was decentralized because each lord was sovereign over their own manor and no single lord had sufficient power to rule the nations of Western Europe. |