Question

based on this passage, which political idea evolved during the tokugawa shogunate?

the edo period followed many years of political and social upheaval. the previous division of japanese history known as the sengoku period (warring states period) was dominated by wars fought between various political and religious factions for the control of the country. these wars came to an end with the unification of japan by the great generals oda nobunaga and toyotomi hideyoshi and eventually tokugawa ieyasu who formed japan’s final shogunate.
ieyasu consolidated his power through a series of social changes including the introduction of a strict class system and the tight control of the ruling daimyo families from the capital city edo.
individuals had no legal rights and the family became very important at all social levels....
source: hokusai online

options:

• democracy
• absolutism
• socialism
• oligarchy

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze the passage: The Tokugawa shogunate (Edo period) had strict class systems, tight control of daimyo, and individuals with no legal rights. Absolutism is a political system where a single authority (like the shogun) has unrestricted power. Democracy involves people's participation, socialism focuses on social ownership, and oligarchy is rule by a few. The shogun's centralized, unrestricted control fits absolutism.

Answer:

B. absolutism (assuming the option with "absolutism" is labeled as such; if the options were A. democracy, B. absolutism, C. socialism, D. oligarchy, then the answer is B. absolutism)