Read the paragraph from the section "Class Hierarchy. Feudal Japanese and European Societies were built on a system of inherited classes. The nobles were at the top, followed by warriors, with
farmers or serfs below. The farmers and servants did not own land but lived under the protection of the nobles. There was very little social
mobilly, and the children of peasants became peasants, while the children of lords became lords and ladies.
Why did the author use the word inherited in the first sentence?
O to illustrate why feudalism died out in Japan and across Europe over time
to show that people were born into a group and could not change that group
to highlight that feudalism was an unfair system that benefited serfs and warriors
O to explain how people could earn their way to becoming lords in feudal Europe and Japan