Japan Social Hierarchy Check

Who was considered the highest-ranking person in Edo Japan, even though he held little real power?

• Shogun

• Daimyo

• Emperor

• Samurai

Which class was responsible for enforcing laws, collecting taxes, and serving their daimyo?

• Merchants

• Samurai

• Artisans

• Peasants

Peasants were important in society because they ​ (a)   even though they had little freedom.​

• grew food
• sold goods
• created art
• protected cities

Drag each class into its correct category based on their role in Edo society.

Groups:

(a) Ruling / Military Class

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(b) Producers / Workers

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(c) Social Outsiders

• Samurai

• Emperor

• Outcasts

• Peasants

• Shogun

• Artisans

• Merchants

• Daimyo

Match each class to its responsibility:

• Collected taxes and protected society

• Merchants

• Handled jobs like butchery and disposal

• Samurai

• Grew rice and farmed land

• Artisans

• Bought and sold goods for profit

• Outcasts

• Made tools and practical goods

• Peasants

The class responsible for governing large regions and reporting to the shogun was called the ______.

Put these Edo Japan classes in order from highest to lowest:

• Samurai

• Emperor

• Peasants

• Shogun

• Daimyo

Match each class with a rule or consequence they faced in Edo Japan.

• Peasants

• Were wealthy but disrespected; closely watched by the government

• Merchants

• Could not leave their village without permission; punished harshly for disobedience

• Outcasts

• Could not run a business; expected to live simply and follow bushidō

• Samurai

• Forced to live separately; forbidden to enter cities after dark

Label the missing parts of this pyramid diagram.

a

b

Artisans

Merchants

Look at the social hierarchy pyramid. Click on the class that held the most real power in Edo Japan, even though they weren’t at the top of the pyramid.