Feudal Japan - Family Lesson Starter

Who were the ruling class in Feudal Japan?

• Daimyo

• Samurai

• Merchants

• Peasants

What was the main job of the farmer?

• To grow rice

• To follow the Samurai

• To obey the Daimyo

What illegal acts could a farmer get in trouble from?

• Leaving fields to trade

• Leaving fields to work for hire

• Leaving fields to be a soldier

• Cultivating new fields

What would happen if a farmer broke the law?

• He would be punished

• The whole village would be punished

• He would have to apologise

• He would have to pay a fine

Reorder the following from (1) most powerful to (5) least powerful

• Samurai

• Farmer

• Emperor

• Daimyo

• Shogun