Question

What was the role of samurai in feudal Japan?(1 point)
Responses

Samurai were warriors who protected Japan without the use of weapons.
Samurai were warriors who protected Japan without the use of weapons.

Samurai served the landholding daimyō, and they hoped to prove their loyalty through military service and other roles.
Samurai served the landholding daimyō, and they hoped to prove their loyalty through military service and other roles.

Samurai owned most of the land in Japan, which gave them political power.
Samurai owned most of the land in Japan, which gave them political power.

Samurai interest in battles made feudal Japan go to war more often by the 1630s.

Answer 1

Samurai served the landholding daimyō, and they hoped to prove their loyalty through military service and other roles.

They were warrior-retainers who protected and administered a lord’s domain, fought in battles, and often served as officials under the daimyō.