Paragraph 4: 8.5 The emperor and the nobles Emperor held highest status he his family top class structure. – – – – – During shogunate period emperor very little power but was – – – – – – – important religious leader worshipped descendant sun goddess. – – – Although highly respected figure emperor not control distant regions – – – – – Japan. Needed support daimyo powerful nobles gave land in return their – – – – – support. During shogunate most powerful daimyo became shogun of – – – – – Japan. As well leading army shogun took care of routine matters governing – – – – – – the country. Each daimyo own estates armies very powerful. – – – – Paragraph 5: 8.5 The samurai Next level society warrior class samurai. – – – Soldiers paid daimyo control their domains each samurai warrior – – – – – – oath of loyalty own daimyo. – As well fighting daimyo during conflicts other nobles samurai ran the – – – – – – estates collected taxes kept order among the peasants. – – – Paragraph 6: 8.5 Shi-no-ko-sho Early shogunate period Japanese society two main groups. – – citizens’ nobles farmers free people. ‘Good – – – Slaves servants guards citizens’. – – – ‘low Late sixteenth century Japanese society established system – – – – Confucian idea four main ranks. – Daimyo samurai belonged warrior class shi. – – – –
Paragraph 4: 8.5 The emperor and the nobles Emperor held – highest status – he – his family – top – class structure. During – shogunate period – emperor – very little – power – but – was – important religious leader – worshipped – descendant – sun goddess. Although – highly respected figure – emperor – not control – distant regions – Japan. Needed – support – daimyo – powerful nobles – gave land in return – their support. During – shogunate – most powerful – daimyo became – shogun – of Japan. As well – leading – army – shogun – took care of – routine matters – governing the country. Each – daimyo – own estates – armies – very powerful. Paragraph 5: 8.5 The samurai Next level – society – warrior class – samurai. Soldiers – paid – daimyo – control their domains – each – samurai warrior – oath of loyalty – own daimyo. As well – fighting – daimyo – during conflicts – other nobles – samurai – ran the estates – collected taxes – kept order – among the peasants. Paragraph 6: 8.5 Shi-no-ko-sho Early shogunate period – Japanese society – two main groups. ‘Good citizens’ – nobles – farmers – free people. Slaves – servants – guards – ‘low citizens’. Late sixteenth century – Japanese society – established – system – Confucian idea – four main ranks. Daimyo – samurai – belonged – warrior class – shi.
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