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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.
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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 with the emperor at the top, but real power was held by the shogun and the samurai class. Farmers and peasants were generally valued for their labor but ranked lower in the hierarchy, while merchants ranked even lower despite their wealth.
