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

• Daimyo

• Samurai

• Shogun

• Peasants

• Artisans

• Merchants

• Emperor

• Outcasts

Match each class to its responsibility:

• Bought and sold goods for profit

• Samurai

• Grew rice and farmed land

• Merchants

• Collected taxes and protected society

• Outcasts

• Handled jobs like butchery and disposal

• Peasants

• Made tools and practical goods

• Artisans

The class responsible for governing large regions and reporting to the shogun was called the (a)   .

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

• Shogun

• Daimyo

• Emperor

• Peasants

• Samurai

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

• Merchants

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

• Samurai

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

• Peasants

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

• Outcasts

• Were wealthy but disrespected; closely watched by the government

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.