The Feudal Hierarchy and Shintoism

Place each Japanese feudal role with its closest European counterpart.

• Lesser lords

• Samurai

• King

• Emperor

• Catholic Church

• Peasants

• Serfs

• Daimyo

• Knights

• Shogun

Which belief is most closely associated with Shintoism in Japan?

• Focus on rebirth ending the cycle of suffering

• Strict monotheism with a single prophet

• Legal codes governing moral salvation

• Reverence for natural spirits in everyday life

Fill in the single missing term: In feudal Japan, the (a)   held the real military power above the daimyo and samurai.

In the feudal pyramid shown, which role held real military and political power in Japan while the emperor remained a figurehead?

• Peasants

• Daimyo

• Shogun

• Samurai

Explain how the alternating attendance system in Edo (modern Tokyo) helped the shogun maintain control over the daimyo. Use evidence from the diagram to support your reasoning.

Identify the top military leader in Japanese feudalism who held real power over the daimyo and samurai.

• Samurai

• Shogun

• Emperor

• Daimyo

Fill in the blank: In both systems, land was exchanged for (a)   and service.

Which statement best describes a similarity between Japanese and European feudalism?

• Written constitutions limited noble power

• Hereditary landholding and vassalage structured society

• Merchants controlled the countryside economy

• Power was centralized in a strong bureaucracy

A daimyo offers land to a samurai in return for military service. Which European relationship most closely matches this arrangement?

• Monk to peasant for tithes

• Merchant to guildsman for dues

• Lord to knight for mounted service

• King to serf for harvest labor

Which social group in both systems produced the agricultural surplus supporting the elite hierarchy?

• Merchant class

• Peasant class

• Clergy class

• Warrior class