12. In a caste system, one's place in the stratification system is an status; in a class system, one's place in the
b. The social class system is very simple because throughout society there is relative equality.
a. Social class shapes one's access to resources in society.
9. The feudal societies of Europe in the Middle Ages are an example of a(n) system of stratification.
d. Stratification exists in modern societies, and differentiation exists in previous societies.
Feudalism began as a way to protect those on pilgrimages to Jerusalem.
Lords and knights were loyal to monarchs and provided protection.
Serfs were technically free but they were tied to the land they farmed.