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Which of the following statements best summarizes feudal Japan’s social hierarchy?(1 point)
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Merchants ranked highest in the social hierarchy because they became wealthy.
Merchants ranked highest in the social hierarchy because they became wealthy.

Farmers/peasants were lowest in the social hierarchy because there were not many of them.
Farmers/peasants were lowest in the social hierarchy because there were not many of them.

The emperor was at the head of the social hierarchy because that role had existed for so long.
The emperor was at the head of the social hierarchy because that role had existed for so long.

Members of the warrior classes tended to hold more political power in feudal Japan.
Members of the warrior classes tended to hold more political power in feudal Japan.
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Answer 1

The statement that best summarizes feudal Japan’s social hierarchy is:

Members of the warrior classes tended to hold more political power in feudal Japan.

In feudal Japan, the social hierarchy was structured in a way that placed the emperor at the top, but real power was held by the shoguns and the samurai, who were members of the warrior class. Farmers and peasants were important for their role in agriculture, but they ranked lower in the social hierarchy compared to the warriors. Merchants, despite becoming wealthy, were generally viewed with disdain and were at the bottom of the hierarchy.