edo period
what is edo called today?
Tokyo
What was alternate attendance?
Daimyo lived in Edo every other year
What does hereditary mean?
Class by birth
Who were the warriors?
Samurai
What determined women’s roles?
Social class
Who had the real power in Edo Japan?
The shogun
Why did alternate attendance work?
controlled daimyo + cost them money
could people change classes?
no, people cannot
What is a ronin?
masterless samurai
What did rural women do?
farm work
What role did the emperor have?
symbolic / religious leader
what happened to daimyo families?
they stayed in Edo as hostages
Put in order top to bottom: Samurai, Merchants, Peasants
Samurai , Peasants ,Merchants
Why were peasants important?
they produced food
What did upper-class women do?
they managed the home
Who founded the Tokugawa shogunate?
Tokugawa Ieyasu
name one strict law
No castles / no armies / marriage approval
Who was directly under the shogun?
Daimyo
What did artisans make?
goods like tools, pottery, swords
did women have political power?
No
Why was the emperor kept as a symbolic leader while the shogun ruled?
To keep tradition and legitimacy while the shogun controlled the government
What was the MAIN goal of these laws?
To prevent rebellion and keep control
Why were merchants the lowest class?
They didn’t produce goods (just sold them)
Name TWO rules peasants had to follow
Stay on land-pay taxes-need permission to travel
Name one right women did not have
Own property freely-political power-independence