how did the manors provide an economic foundation for feudalism?
1. by encouraging urbanization
2.by providing centers for trade
3.by reducing dependence on tax collection
4.by operating as self-sufficient communities

The answer for the given question above would be option 4. How the manors provided an economic foundation for feudalism is by operating as self-sufficient communities. In feudalism, manors include a central farm owned by the landlord and small land holdings for a class of bonded farm laborers. Hope this answers your question.