Y7 T5 L3 - How was Japan ruled?

• History
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Y7 T5 L3 - How was Japan ruled?

Date - 26th April 2024

Title -LessonUp: How was Japan ruled?

Join our class on lesson up - 

Write the date and title in your book!

What can you remember about Japan

Match the section of society to the correct number on the hierarchy triangle

1

2

3

Thrall

Jarl

Bondi

Match the section of society to the correct number on the hierarchy triangle

1

2

3

4

Knight

Baron

King

Villein

What social class held the most power in medieval Japan?

1. Merchants
2. Peasants
3. Samurai
4. Artisans

What were the peasants obligated to do?

1. Farm the land and produce food
2. Fight in battles
3. Negotiate with the daimyo
4. Control the shogun

What was the primary role of the Samurai?

1. Farm the land
2. Make decisions for the shogun
3. Protect and help rule an estate
4. Control the emperor

Who made a promise to peasants to protect them?

1. Emperor
2. Daimyo
3. Samurai
4. Shogun

Who controlled the land in Japan?

1. Emperor
2. Shogun
3. Samurai
4. Peasants

Who had very little real power in Japan?

1. Samurai
2. Emperor
3. Daimyo
4. Shogun

Match the section of society to the correct number on the hierarchy triangle

1

2

3

4

5

Daimyo

Samurai

Emperor

Peasants

Shogun

In your book in full sentences: 

How was power held in Medieval Japan?

One group who was at the top of Medieval society was the Emperor. There was one emperor in Japan and he held land and was considered the head of the country. The Emperor had limited real power because they were controlled by the Shogun. The Emperor held all the land but it was the Shogun who decided who received the land, so the Emperor was in effect a puppet of the Shogun.