By the late Middle Ages, the nobility ________.

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During the late Middle Ages, the nobility had become more stratified and had broken into two recognizable groups: higher and lower. The lower nobility, such as knights, lacked the wealth and prestige of the higher nobility, who were also known as the aristocracy. This social stratification led to a variety of changes within the nobility, including different patterns of consumption and different expectations of behavior.

By the Late Middle Ages, the Nobility ________