Which example most clearly shows feudal continuity?

Demanding old dues and labour services from peasants

Feudal continuity means that older feudal rights, duties, and forms of control continued even when society was beginning to change. In rural France, peasants could still be required to pay old dues to landlords or perform labour services. These demands connected the countryside with the traditional feudal system and showed that older obligations had not disappeared.

Option C is correct because demanding dues and labour services from peasants is a direct example of an old feudal practice surviving over time. A coffeehouse, a printed philosophical book, or a merchant earning profit may show urban life, new ideas, or commerce, but none of these by itself proves the continuation of feudal obligations. The decisive clue is the survival of traditional demands on peasants.

This is a Class 9 History question. Chapter: The French Revolution. Topic: French Society During the Late Eighteenth Century.