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How was Japan different in the Kamakura period compared to the Nara period? [SS.912.W.2.20]
A
The samurai held all the political power in the country.
B
The shogun governed the country in the name of the emperor.
C
The emperor presided over a Confucian-like government bureaucracy.
D
Each daimyo ruled independently because there was no central government.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On August 21, 1192, Minamoto Yorimoto was appointed as a shogun, or military leader, in Kamakura, Japan. Yorimoto established Japan’s first military government, or bakufu, called the Kamakura shogunate.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Heian period started 794 and ended 1185, the Heian period was a time of arts and spohfisticsted imperial goverment stauts. The Kamakura Period started 1185 and ended on 1333. The Kamakura was Japans first run military government.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kamakura period, in Japanese history, the period from 1192 to 1333 during which the basis of feudalism was firmly established. It was named for the city where Minamoto Yoritomo set up the headquarters of his military government, commonly known as the Kamakura shogunate.

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