Question

Which was NOT a key feature of feudal Japan? a. Centralized government was modeled on Chinese bureaucracy. b. Elaborate protocol and refined conduct prevailed at court. c. Aristocratic clans controlled affairs from behind the royal throne. d. Provincial lords held all local economic and political power.

Answer 1

D. Provincial lords held all economic and political power is not a key feature of feudal Japan. The Shogun was the military ruler and under him came various local leaders (daimyo) and then the samurai, which was the warrior class.