Which was a characteristic of serfdom in the middle ages?
a. serfs had to sign a contract in order to work.
b. serfs could be freed through manumission.
c. serfs worked for a lord in return for protection.
d. serfs were usually separated from their families.

the influence of daoism, buddhism, and legalism on chinese culture. unlike confucianism, daoism looked to nature rather than human beings as the source of morality. according to laozi, human society has to conform to the dao (the way), or the essential unifying element of all that is. some interpret dao as nature.

the soviet union wanted to impose communist governments in eastern europe.