The except describes an aspect of Japanese culture that developed during the Middle Ages.
"Samurai grew to be the...ideal for the whole race..."As among flowers the cherry is queen, so among men the samurai is Lord," so sang the populace. Debarred from commercial pursuits, the military class itself did not aid commerce; but there was no channel of human activity, no avenue of thought, which did not receive in some measure an impetus from Bushido. Intellectual and moral Japan was directly or indirectly the work of Knighthood."
Based on the excerpt and your knowledge of Japanese history, which statement describes one impact of the samurai way of life on Japanese society?
