Feudal Japan

The warrior class. They work for the Daimyo or the Shogun and get land from him.

• Farmer

• Vassal

• Serf

• Samurai

The lord gives vassals land and the vassal provides military service to the lord. Decentralized government.

• Samurai

• Feudalism

• Peasant

• Vassal

Japanese lords who rule Japan and listen to the Shogun.

• Farmer

• Emperor

• Daimyo

• Vassal

Someone who owns land

• Shogun

• Lord

• Farmer

• Serf

The most powerful lord in Japan. (more powerful than the emperor)

• Lord

• Vassal

• Serf

• Shogun

Someone who pays taxes to their lord and provides military service to their lord.

• Peasant

• Artisan

• Vassal

• Samurai

A person who ruled a large area of land. He had limited political power in Japan.

• Serf

• Daimyo

• Emperor

• Samurai

A person who makes things with their hand.

• Artisan

• Shogun

• Peasant

• Vassal

Someone who works on the land for their lord.

• Vassal

• Lord

• Serf

• Samurai

The code of honor that a samurai follows (self sacrifice, obedience, loyal, and honor until death)

• Shogun

• Feudalism

• Code of Bushido

• Daimyo