During the middle ages, the was considered to be the highest authority in a kingdom. it even had a say in the monarch’s decisions. the most privileged class of people in a kingdom. they held titles that were passed from one generation to the next. the lowest class of commoners. they usually engaged in farming and were bound to the land. blank 1 a. church b. government c. merchant class blank 2 a. knights b. nobles c. tradesmen blank 3 a. knights b. merchants c. peasants