Answer: Nobles
Explanation: The Middle Ages, or even known as the medieval period, lasted from the 5th century, i.e. from the fall of the Western Roman Empire until the 15th century and appearance of the Renaissance and the age of discovery, reason, etc. In the medieval hierarchy, where there was no longer a great empire that protected its subjects, the king granted the land to the nobles who administered it. The nobility gave the land to soldiers and knights who would protect the property. The land was cultivated by peasants dependent on the nobility, and who lived on the property of the nobility as farmers.