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Which is the correct order of Feudal Japan’s society?
A
emperor, shogun, daimyo, samurai, peasant, artisan, merchant
B
emperor, daimyo, shogun, samurai, peasant, artisan, merchant
C
emperor, shogun, daimyo, samurai, peasant, merchant, artisan
D
emperor, shogun, daimyo, samurai, artisan, merchant, peasant
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -From the top-down, they were: warrior, farmer, artisan, and merchant. The shogun, daimyō, and samurai were the warrior class. Each class had its own function, and each was thought to contribute to social order.

Detailed explanation-2: -In medieval Japan this system consisted mainly of the Emperor, Shogun, Diamyo and Samurai at the top of this social standing and at the bottom the Ronin, Peasants, Artisans and Merchants. This website talks about each of these classes and their roles in medieval Japanese society.

Detailed explanation-3: -The shogun government was largely a feudal military dictatorship. Directly below the shogun were the daimyo who ruled the 250 Han clans that made up the country of Japan.

Detailed explanation-4: -This was when the Japanese government was operated by those in the military class. The shogunate era of Japan consisted of four main periods, the Kamakura period, Muromachi period and Azuchi Momoyama period and Edo period.

Detailed explanation-5: -Monarchs. Nobles. Knights. Peasants/Serf.

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