Social Classes

Question 0

Shogun

Answer 0

• powerful military leader

- controlled the government

Question 1

Emperor

Answer 1

• huge symbolic power

- little physical power

Question 2

Daimyo/ samurai

Answer 2

Daimyo:

• powerful Japanese landowners
• samurai had sworn to serve and protect them
• controlled different regions of Japan

Samurai:

• expected to set an example
• men were warriors
• women would train in martial arts (archery)

Question 3

Farmers

Answer 3

• dressed simply

- valued for providing food to the empire

Question 4

Artists/Craftsmen

Answer 4

• dressed simply

- valued for providing vital elements of the economy

Question 5

Merchants

Answer 5

• Confucius thought they were not as valued as other members of society as they did not make or produce anything

Question 6

Hierarchy from top to bottom

Answer 6

Emperor-> shogun-> Daimyo, Samurai-> Farmers-> craftsmen, Artisans-> merchants

Question 7

Advantages of hierarchical society in Japan?

Answer 7

Along with the values of Confucianism and Buddhism, the social hierarchy in feudal japan helped to keep the society stable and unified