Social groups in Shogunate Japan

Who controlled a quarter of the land in Japan under the Tokugawa shogunate?

• a) Samurai

• b) Daimyo

• c) Peasants

• d) Shogun

What was the primary responsibility of the daimyo in feudal Japan?

• a) Writing diaries and poetry

• b) Producing goods for trade

• c) Providing military support to the shogun

• d) Engaging in agricultural work

What percentage of their crop did peasants pay as tax to the daimyo?

• a) 30-40%

• b) 50-70%

• c) 80-90%

• d) 10-20%

What social group was at the top of the Japanese social order during the Tokugawa shogunate?

• a) Samurai

• b) Daimyo

• c) Merchants

• d) Emperor

Who held the real power during the time of shogun rule in Japan?

• a) Lords

• b) Peasants

• c) Samurai

• d) Shoguns

What was the primary responsibility of the samurai class?

• a) Producing goods for trade

• b) Providing military support to the daimyo

• c) Engaging in agricultural work

• d) Serving as entertainers at court

Which social group had distinctive clothing featuring clan crests?

• a) Peasants

• b) Merchants

• c) Samurai

• d) Artisans

What did samurai wear to denote their status?

• a) Three swords

• b) One sword

• c) Two swords

• d) No swords

Which social group was ranked below peasants and artisans in the Japanese social order?

• a) Samurai

• b) Merchants

• c) Daimyo

• d) Lords

Which group in Japanese society pursued profit and were considered less important according to Confucian thinking?

• a) Samurai

• b) Peasants

• c) Artisans

• d) Merchants