TB - 39a

Who controlled the circled region on the map at this time?

• the Qin dynasty

• the Russian Empire

• the Meiji government

• the Tokugawa shogunate

What was the emperor's role in feudal Japan?

• He acted as the leader of the daimyo.
• He was the most powerful person in Japan.
• He had the highest status but very little power.
• He was the civil and religious leader of the people.

Why were many samurai unhappy with their social standing under the Tokugawa shoguns?

• because they could not grow independently wealthy
• because they held the same social status as artisans
• because they had to pay more taxes than other groups
• because they were not permitted to engage in trade

How did the economic policies of the Tokugawa Shogunate affect Japan?

• An increase in foreign trade enabled merchants to grow rich

• Mass migrations resulted from a severe economic downturn.

• Cities prospered and expanded as domestic trade thrived.

Which class of people had the lowest status in feudal Japan?

• samurai
• artisans
• merchants
• daimyo

Why did the Tokugawa Shoguns concentrate government power?

• Ethnic Japanese represented a minority of the population.
• Political authority in the Japanese system was decentralized.
• Buddhist missionaries were teaching democratic ideals in Japan.
• Western powers attempted to split Japan into spheres of influence.

What was one of the MOST politically important policies of the Tokugawa shoguns?

• their military invasion of Siberia and Korea
• the religious freedom they offered their subjects
• their self-imposed isolation from most of the world
• the development of strong trade with the New World