Which of the following is an example of a lord?
a. a person who collected taxes and provided peasants with homes
b. a soldier who swore an oath to protect the people and land of a superior
c. a ruler whose subjects swore absolute loyalty and service
d. a farmer who was not allowed to leave the land on which he worked

Two gymnastics teams are intense rivals. the first team has started recruiting new gymnasts from different cities and even foreign countires in an effort to build a stronger team. after learning this, the secondteam begins its own recruitment campaign to find better gymnasts. over a period of months, each team recruits dozens of players, each time trying to find a better recruit than its rivals most recent addition. which idea from the cold war is most similar to this scenario