Unit 7: Social Structures (Rabb)

Feudalism was a system in which service to higher classes was rewarded by receiving __________.

• money

• land

• title

• trade

Who was at the top of the social pyramid in Ancient Japan?

• Emperor

• Merchants

• Samurai

• Peasants

The Republic of Rome divided its population into classes known as

• patricians and plebeians

• monarchs and dictators

• consuls and tribunes

• senators and artisans

What was the name for a priest in India?

• Pharaoh
• Brahmin
• Varnas
• Vaisyas

What did the Caste System in India do?

• It was a way to feed the hungry.

• It divided people into social and occupation groups.

• It was their system of government.

• It provided treatment for sick people.

What were untouchables in the Caste System?

• The highest class
• The group with the farmers and traders
• People so low that they weren't in a class
• The group with the rulers and warriors

Who was the true political and military leader of Japan?

• Emperor

• Ronin

• Daimyo

• Shogun

In the social structures of many ancient civilizations, the ______ were at the bottom.

• rulers

• farmers, workers, enslaved people

• priests

• warriors

What is social hierarchy?

• A rule of conduct or action that is binding and enforced by a controlling authority.

• A type of civilization that developed near or around a major river and considered the earliest known large human civilizations.

• A system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority

• A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category because of their power, talent, wealth, or other characteristic.

Why was the emperor considered to be a "figurehead" of power?

• The emperor was in a position of power, but did not actually rule

• The emperor had complete power in Japanese society

• The emperor was the leader of the Japanese army

• The emperor was the at the top of feudal society in Japan