They located in an area that traders could reach in a single season.
They crossed the Atlantic Ocean.
Time zones so the answer is a
Feudalism is a practice that has been used around the globe at different times, but was made famous for its use in Europe during the Middle Ages. Feudalism set up a system of control whereby nobles had control over fiefdoms or territories that were run by vassals, whereby they provided some degree of safety or protection for the vassals in return for payment through crops or some form of money.
