In this task, you're given a statement, and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence clearly disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3' corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.

Statement: The succession of authoritarian rulers from the Middle Ages to the 18th century Norman and Angevin French, German emperors, and the Spanish kept in place a feudal system that has left the region to this day socially backward compared with the north. Choices: 1. The social system is still impacted by its history of authoritarian rulers. 2. The north is less progressive than here. 3. The feudal system currently in place has been unchanged for over two hundred years.
2