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Merchants sold what peasants and artisans had created for money.

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japan started with the emperor. Shogon put daimyo in power

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Something they achievement was the samurai sword and there armor for battle and they would use the sword for battle and they also achieve to create paper and Fan and they also and teapot and tea cup for tea for the King.

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They used the peasants as farmers so they can make money.

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Peasants and artisans were higher ranks than merchants because peasants produced more and contributed to society.

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The order of the social of structure involved the emperor the shogun the damiyo the samurai and the peasants merchants and artisans.

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The Japanese's economy was very cool. The leader was called the shogun and their form of money was called Yen.

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The social structure in Japan went in this order, Emperor, Shogun, Daimyo, Samurai, peasants, artisans, and then merchants.
The Shogun had the power instead of the Emperor. Peasants were before artisans, and merchants because of the role they had in their civilization.

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Their was only 15 % of farming land in futile japan.

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Buddhism was brought to Japan in the 6th century.

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What the shoguns cared about for their economy was mostly land. They thought land equaled wealth. Which was thought to lead to power. Also family and food was important. You could trade and sell food. Family can help protect your tribe.

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The japanese sculpture where influence by the chinese and korean but then changed their style to their own.

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Strong parts of families were strong like the shogun, daimyo and the emperor

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The most valuable item to the japanese was  rice in futile Japan.

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peasants have no power according to the social pyramid. #Socialstructures

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The samurai's came to be the highest social class in 1603 to 1867.

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If you were in that class, then you could not move up or anywhere but to stay in that class.

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Feudal Japan's economic system insisted on merchants selling and buying rice from other people. One of the group they use to trade with was the European traders. This was in the time where Tokugawa Ieyasu was ruling.

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The ruler of japan is called the shogun. The shogunhas to lead the army and keep his rule under control.

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Japan achieved bullet trains that travel through Japan. These trains are the fastest trains on earth. A bullet trains max speed is 320 km or 375 mph. One thing Japan achieved is samurai. Samurai are well trained soldiers of Japan. These soldiers fight for there country. Another thing Japan achieved was a social structure.  This is the “tower” for the amount of people should obey.

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One thing about japan is that they have shinto religion and buddhism they have sinto for that it emphasizes nature and spirets the buddhism is so that they teach self disaplyn and medation.

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Japan started off with an emperor as their ruler, then when Samurais where invented the emperor lost power and became the "religious head' and Shoguns became in power. Later on when the SHogun couldn't take part in everything, the shogun put Daimyo in power in different parts of Japan, which made the shoguns lose power and became like the emperor.

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The Shogun needed to keep the peasants happy but they couldn't get to much power. Taxes only verified from 40 to 60% of what they produced. At harvest time they needed to feed their families with whatever food they got except for rice.The rank just below the samurai was the peasants. THey were not free to leave the land and seek other work in towns.

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Military leaders called Shogun took over. The Shogun ruled on the Emperors behalf. But hides interest came first most of the time. Samurai vowed for their lord even if it meant they would die in the process. They thought dying a honorable death would be better than living a long life.

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In Japan they had many achivement. one of Japan's most famous achivement ia haiko's. A haiko is a poem in 17 syllibles. In japan's sociaql class there was an important achivement.

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In Japan the person who ruled was the emperor. The emperor was at the top of the social structure but the one that held power was the Shogun. Under the Shogun were the samurai. After the samruai the are the peasants which grew the rice and food. Under the peasants were the arisans and the merchants.

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Is a government like the shogun and samurai they would kill himself if they would dishonor they king if the king order the samurai to go kill somebody who be someone betrayed them and ran away.

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The Japanese had many achievements. Some achievements that they had were the samurai sword, paper, poetry and art. the swords were used for the samurai to use in battle or to just enforce the law. The paper was used for their art and poetry or just for making paper mache. they used the paper and art for trade or decor.

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The Japanese made the bullet train which their time tables could reach up to 30 seconds

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The Japanese get there money by the peasants growing and selling rice. They also get there economy by the Artisans making and selling art. Lastly they traded to make there economy.

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Trading helped a lot and Japan became more powerful and wealthy. Trading played a great role in Japan and especially when it came to Japans development. Trading was also successful in Japan.

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The politics in Japan was based on the emperor, shogun, daimyo, and samurai. While the emperor was at the top of the pyramid he didn't have any power, instead the shogun had the power. The shogun gave land to the daimyos which made Japan a feudal government since each daimyo had their own land with different samurai.

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When the Japan's government lost all their money they went to the daimyo so they didn't have to pay for taxes.

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Buddhism spread into japanese islands in 500s AD, It was supported by Prince Shotoku, so it spread quickly. Throughout the centuries, different forms of buddhism were created. Like Tendai buddhism that focused on intense study of texts.

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In Japan there is different levels at the top is the emperor on the top and little or no power.Then the shoguns are leaders and daimyo were wealthy landowners

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The Social Structure of feudal Japan is this,Emperor on top with no government power, Shogun right below the emperor they had the most government power. Then there were the Daimyo, they Daimyo were land owners. After that there was the samurai the samurai warriors of Feudal Japan. Then there were the peasants the peasants made up over 90% of feudal Japan, they were important because they made food. Then there were artisans they crafted weapons and made a lot of things for the government. Finally there were the merchants the didn't do anything for feudal Japan but they bought and sold rice

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In Japan there is different levels. At the top there is an Emperor who has little or no power. Then the Shoguns and Daimyo, they are like the rulers of Japan. After that there is Samurai warriors, they were Japan's warriors. Fourthly there is Peasants and Artisans, they work and make the product for Japan. Lastly there is the Merchants they don't make anything they just take it and sell it they don't contribute to society.

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In Japan, Emperors did not have much power. They mainly named Samurais Shogun and such. The Shogun had the most power. Daimyo in Japan owned land. The Shogun had the most powers since they were usually in charge of armies in Japan.

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During the 1100s, the power of the central government and Fujiwara declined. This caused the government to start running out of money and lose authority over large land owners.

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Japan is one of the largest

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Japan has a social pyramid that tells the people where their place is at. At the very top are emperors. Even though emperors were at the top they held no power. Next were shoguns and daimyos. Under them were the samurais. Peasants, artisans, then merchants at the bottom.

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Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote the Tale of Genji the first book ever written.

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ne of the Japaneseś achievements were their language. The Japanese knew how to speak in their language but wrote with the Chinese language.

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Prince Shotoku was one of Japan's most important regent.

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There were a social ladder where the Emperor is at the top and had little power, then the shogun, the daimyo, samurais, peasants, craftsmen, and the merchants were at the bottom. The merchants were more understanding of money, banking, and credit than the daimyo and the shogun.

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Lady Murasaki Shikibu wrote the Tale of Genji

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Japan was an embassy. An embassy is an office of government in another country. There was guidelines for Japanese leaders such as hard work and obedience. The government was running out of money and he estate owner paid no taxes to the government.

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At the very top was the Emperor but he had no real power. Then there was the Shogun, He could've been the real emperor but was also a land holder. Then was the Samurai who protected and had their own armies. Then there was Peasants and Artisans who was the largest percent of Japan. Merchants made nothing but just moved things and sold things.

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One main religion in Japan is Zen Buddhism, They practiced Zen Buddhism from Buddhism that was brought to Japan from China. Shinto is an Important religion in Japan. It is practiced by meditation, praying, and visiting shrines. another main religion in Japan is Daoism or Taoism. They practiced Daoism by meditation.

another main religion in Japan is Daoism or Taoism. They practiced Daoism by meditation.

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It is the third largest in the world by normal GDP.

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One main religion in Japan is Daoism or Taoism. They practiced Daoism by meditation. Another main religion in Japan is Zen Buddhism, They practiced Zen Buddhism from Buddhism that was brought to Japan from China.Shinto is an Important religion in Japan. It is practiced by meditation, praying, and visiting shrines.

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At the top of the social pyramid is emperor or empress, but they are more of an religious figure head. Next is the shogun, but he is almost as powerless as the emperor. Then there is the daimyo and their samurai, they ruled Japan. After them is the peasant who were also the farmer, they made the food and the money (rice). Next is the artians they made tools and other things. Lastly is the merchants they were at the bottom because they didn't produce anything, they just traded.

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japan first was ruled by an emperor but later that emperor became more of a religious. In 1185, was the start of the shogun's rule in japan. The shogun was a military dictator. But later the shogun became as powerless as the emperor. After the shogun had lost a lot of there power. There wasn't any central power in japan, so japan became feudal. The daimyo and the samurai controlled the lower class

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The shogun has more power than the emperor and any other social class.

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They made these floating word pictures describing the daily life and the culture of japan. Instead of noh, they made a popular for of kabuki which had actors playing certain parts. The entertainers were the actors athletes and the celebrities and they were the earliest subjects of Ukiyo-e.

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the social structure of japan is emperor's,dolmio, shogun, peasants ,artisans, and merchants

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Shinto was one of the most popular religions in Japan, at one point it was a state religion. Shinto was a religion about worshiping spirits and gods in nature.

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The Japanese had 2 main religions. Shinto and Zen Buddhism. Shinto is a polytheistic religion where the people worship the Kami, or ancestors and nature spirits. Zen Buddhism in the other hand is non-theistic. Zen Buddhism is directed towards meditation and peace. Though main Buddhist beliefs like reaching enlightenment and the four noble truths are still there.

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Japan has many achievements, their government, their literature, their architecture, and many more.

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The politics of Japan are made up of the Son Of Heaven which was the grandson of a goddes

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Japan is one of the largest and most developed economies in the world. It was a well educated, industrious workforce and its large, affluent population, makes it one of the worldś biggest consumer markets.

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At the top we have the Emperor but really The shogun has all the power since he controls the army's a such. Daimyos are land owners. But they also serve the Shogun as he gave them the land in which they would serve him. So they would give parts of their land to their warriors shogun they could help while the Daimyos are gone. These warriors are called Samurais. They would fight on Daimyos side. Untill they lose a fight and their noble sponsorship. In which they would become Roinins. Pesants are people who would tend an dfram land. Most

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Some of the goods merchants sold are paper, tea, silk, and fabrics.

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Social differences do exist in Japan, as evidenced by the discrimination in employment, education, and in marriage faced by the countryś Korean minority and by its burakumin.

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Japan has a volcanoes. One of the most important volcanoes is Mt. Fuji. Japan has earthquakes because they are on the ring of fire.

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Feudal Japan was thriving, even through warfare between the samurai. Japan's new innovations in farming had made farming rice easier and faster. Merchants had also started to trade with Korea and China, Artisans had gained the attention of the daimyo's, with their crafts.

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Japan had many different Achievement. One Achievement that japan had was, During the Fujiwara regency, the military class rose  around the ideals of the samurai, and larger military families formed around a powerful political figure.

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There were peasants, merchants, and artisans that worked to make a living. Peasants grew rice. Merchants and shoe keepers sold items. Artisans made cool things. There were sword smiths and craft workers, too.

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The emperor was named "the Son of Heaven" and was given three tokens. The jewel representing kindness, the sword representing courage and, the mirror representing wisdom.

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Japan had silk worms and used the silk road. people met halfway to trade goods with each other.

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One of Japan's important regent was Prince Shotoku. He was impressed by the Chinese culture and later then opened a embassy in China.

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The person at the top of the social study and that makes all the decisions for japan was called the emperor.

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Some achievements that Japan had was "The Tale of Genji." This book inspired people to start writing literature. Japan also had success in growing rice. They also had success in a type of poetry called Haiku. Haiku is made up in lines of 5,7, and

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Feudal Japan has a lot of achievements which one of them is haiku and Tanka which is a type of poetry.

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Mt. Fuji, aka japan's tallest
mountain, it's peak stands at a nice 12,388 feet.

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Feudal Japan has a lot of achievements. What those achievements are is calligraphy which is a way of writing. Another achievement is their rice they used rice as taxes. Feudal Japan also wrote the tale of genji which is believed to be the first novel, who was wrote by Lady Murasaki Shikibu

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Early Japan was divided into clans that were related by blood or marriage.

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In Japan, they had a few main religion, such as Buddhism or Shinto. For Shinto, nature was there as a represent.

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The achievements that Japan had were Noh, Kabuki, Tale of Genji, Bushido and Haiku. The Noh was about retelling old tales or legends in a style of dram. Kabuki was a style of drama combining melodic singing, dancing, costumes and a lot of makeup. The Tale of Genji was written by Lady Murasaki Shikibu which was one of the first books in Japan. The Bushido was a way that Samurai followed. Haiku was a poem in Japan that followed 17 syllables with three lines of 5, 7, and 5.

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In Japan they had plays about their legends and would wear wooden masks when acting this was called noh.

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The Daimyo began taking over the power of the central government because they lost power and they started running out of money. Buddhism spread to China and then spread to Korea. Shotoku supported Buddhism and met the opposition. They eventually accepted the Buddhism but shaped it according to the traditional Japanese customs.

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There is 2 main religions and 2 native religions.

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The economics of Japan was very simple. They lived on the coastline and had very little farming land so they made the best use of it. The farmland was mainly used for rice and the ocean was mainly used for fishing. This meant they could trade rice and fish.

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Japanese politics is just as scandalous as in other countries.

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Japan had many religions but two of the main ones were Buddhism and Shintoism.

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Lower-ranking samurai often found themselves borrowing money from wealthy merchants. But then the merchants also grew richer.

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Japan first started off with an emperor as their ruler, but later the emperor became a religious figure head. Then the shogun came to power who later became almost as powerless as the emperor. After all this happened Japan became feudal where the daimyo and their samurai controlled Japan

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As of july 2012, there are over 127 million people living in japan (127,368,088),which is the tenth largest population in the world.

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Shintoism is Japan's indigenous religion. Buddhism is Japan's widespread religion.

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When the governments ran out there money they began to daimyo to paid no taxes to the government.

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Haiku Is a traditional Japanese form of poetry. The first line of Haiku has to have 5 syllables and the middle or second line has 7 syllables, and the lines don't have to rhyme.

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The climate in most of the major cities,including Tokyo,is temperate to subtropical and consists of four seasons.

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Japan's achievements were pretty important. They created Bushido, the code of the warrior. Bushido taches to set an example to lower tier people and to respect yourself and others. The next achievement was pottery, arts, paintings, and a form of poetry which was haiku which went 5 syllables, 7 syllables, and 5 syllables.

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The japanese achievements are, they made flower gardening and arranging, and japanese arts, and also poetry. They also came up with the tale of genji and japanese writing systems. They also came up with the golden age of literature and drama. There is also Calligraphy and painting.