Determine whether each item describes a cause of feudalism or characteristic of the system of feudalism. (Basically which of the options are the causes of feudalism or the characteristics of feudalism).

1. The king gave land grants to Nobles for providing knights for wars.
2. The Roman empire fell when the last emperor stepped down.
3. People of needed safety and protection.
4. People were born into a social class.
5. People turn to the Catholic Church for spiritual direction.
6. There wasn’t a strong central government.

Read the excerpt from gilgamesh: a new english version. gilgamesh said, "courage, dear brother, this is no time to give in to fear. we have come so far, across so many mountains, and our journey is about to reach its goal. you were raised in the wild, with your own hands you have killed marauding lions and wolves, you are brave, your heart has been tested in combat. though your arms feel weak now and your legs tremble, you are a warrior, you know what to do.” what characteristics of an epic hero does gilgamesh demonstrate in this excerpt? check all that apply. leadership courage honesty triumph in battle compelling speech