Political and Social Orders Quiz

Which type of political and social order is shown in the image?

• Fascism

• Feudalism

• Theocracy

• Democracy

Which class of people had the lowest status in the Tokugawa Shogunate?

• Daimyo

• Shogun

• Emperor

• Merchants

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

• An increase in foreign trade enabled merchants to grow rich

• Mass immigration resulted from a severe economic downturn

• Social classes were eliminated as wealth was redistributed

• Cities prospered and expanded as domestic trade thrived

What did Japan's isolation policies under the Tokugawa Shoguns consist of?

• International trade and modernization of military

• Kicking out Christian missionaries and limited contact with foreigners

• Adopting Western ideas of political and social hierarchy

• Zero trade restrictions and religious tolerance

Which statement about the government of the Tokugawa period in Japan is the most accurate?

• Actual power was held by the shogun

• The power of the Emperor was absolute and supreme

• Real power was held by foreign countries

• Political power was in the hands of the merchant class

Which answer choice accurately describes the social class of samurai under the Tokugawa Shoguns?

• Warrior class on salary by the shogun but could not generate independent wealth

• Landed wealthy nobility who received taxes from peasants

• The actual ruler(s) of Japan who wielded the most power

• The lowest class because they produced nothing on their own

When did Japan's period of isolation come to an end?

• With the arrival of US Commodore Matthew Perry in the 1850s

• When Tokugawa Ieyasu established his shogun in the early 1600s

• After kicking out the Mongols in 1368 establishing the Ming dynasty

• In 1644 when the Manchu established the Qing dynasty

When was the Ming Dynasty of China established?

• In 1368 when the Chinese kicked out the Mongols

• In 1644 when the Manchu conquered Beijing

• In 1615 when Tokugawa Ieyasu emerged victorious in the Warring States Period

• In 1271 when the Kublai Khan conquered China

What was the benefit of the Ming dynasty expanding the Great Wall of China and relocating the capital to Beijing?

• In order to improve agriculture

• In order to improve defenses on the northern frontier

• In order to increase local autonomy

• In order to distinguish between Manchu and Chinese ethnic groups

Which two things did Ming Emperors restore to China?

• Feudalism and the Shogunate

• Hinduism and the caste system

• Buddhism and the Silk Road

• Confucianism and the civil service examination