The feudal societies of Europe in the Middle Ages are an example of a(n) _____ system of stratification.
A) estate
B) caste
C) class
D) socialist

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Feudal societies were based on the division of society into three estates: clergy, nobility, and commoners (peasants and merchants). Membership in each estate was determined by birth and there was little social mobility between them. This is an example of an estate system of stratification.

The Feudal Societies of Europe in the Middle Ages Are