8.3: Feudalism in Japan

8.3: Feudalism in Japan

Social Structure of Japan: How their society was organized

Multiple Choice

REVIEW: Japan is an ________________________, which is a group of islands.

• archipelago

• peninsula

• watershed

• fief

Poll

Which would you prefer to visit in Asia?

• China

• India

• Japan

• Korea

Multiple Choice

What is feudalism?

• A social structure or how a society is organized.

• Where people are elected to power

• Where everybody has the same amount of power

• Where peasants work as warriors

Multiple Choice

What is the correct order of Medieval Japan's social structure?

• Emperor, Shogun/ Daiymo, Samurai, Peasants, Merchants

• Emperor, Daiymo/ Shogun, Samurai, Merchants, Peasants

• Shogun/Daiymo, Emperor, Samurai, Peasants, Merchants

• Shogun/Daimyo, Samurai, Emperor, Peasants, Merchants

Multiple Choice

Which members of the social hierarchy were considered members of the warrior class in Feudal Japan?

• Shoguns

• Artisans

• Daimyos

• Samurais

Multiple Choice

Which members of the feudal system owned most of the land in Feudal Japan?

• Samurai

• Shoguns

• Daimyos

• Artisans

Multiple Choice

As you travel UP the social pyramid, what does NOT INCREASE?

• population size

• wealth

• power

Multiple Choice

I am powerful. I have my own capital city. I am in charge of Japan's military. Who am I?

• Shogun

• Samurai

• Artisan

• Merchant

Multiple Choice

Why was the Emperor often described as a "figurehead" in Japanese Feudalism?

• The Emperor was at the top of the social pyramid and held all the power

• The Emperor technically owned all of the land in Japan

• The Emperor had few real powers in Japan

• The Emperor had complete control of the military

Multiple Choice

In feudal Japan, who was at the top of the social structure, but in reality had little power?

• Daimyo
• Emperor
• Farmers
• Shoguns

Multiple Choice

Samurai were hired to...

• fight to the emperor

• defend landowners and their prorperty

• to farm on his master's land