It could be argued that the "serf" was the "property" of the land during the Middle Ages, since under the feudal system that reigned supreme during this time, serfs (or peasants) had very little rights of their own.
number three is the answer
The group of Muslim Arabs <span>most threatened the Byzantine Empire in 1050</span>
Railroad executive made the argument that their companies should receive free phblice land on which to lay back track because a rail network connecting east and west would bring important benefits to the entire nation
A stronger nation seizing land and taking control of weaker nations for economic and political gain
It would also be used indirectly as they could enforce and control the government indirectly like British colonial rule in Africa or an American installed government in the Middle East