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Feudal Japan's Economic Roles
📚 Part 1: Multiple Choice
1. What was the main economic base of feudal Japan?
Fishing and whaling
Rice agriculture and farming
International banking
Mining and metallurgy
2. Who primarily produced the rice that supported the shogunate?
Merchants
Artisans
Farmers (peasants)
Samurai
3. Which group typically received stipends of rice or land from the daimyo?
Farmers
Samurai
Merchants
Buddhist monks
4. Check all that apply: Which activities describe merchants in feudal Japan?
Buying and selling goods between towns
Owning most farmland
Transporting goods along trade routes
Serving as military leaders
✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Matching
5. In two short sentences, explain why rice was so important to the shogunate's power.
6. Use one example: How could an increase in rice production in a region affect market towns and merchants?
7. Fill in the blank with a short definition (one or two words): A daimyo is a _____________.
Answer: _____________
8. Matching — Draw lines between the role (left) and the main economic activity (right).
A. Farmer
B. Merchant
C. Artisan
D. Samurai
1. Produces rice and pays taxes
2. Makes tools, pottery and textiles
3. Trades goods between towns and markets
4. Receives stipends and enforces order
9. Extension (brief): Imagine you are a merchant in a mock trade scenario. Name one good you would trade, and state one goal for negotiation in two short sentences.
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