Religion and Economy in Medieval Europe and Japan

Religion and Economy in Medieval Europe and Japan Social Hierarchy after Urbanization Religion did not have as much of an impact on daily life and the overall development of Japan as it did Europe. For instance the maximum of the wars were fought for wealth or power, not religion, but what it did do was influence certain features. The people in Japan stuck to their original Shinto religion when Buddhism was involuntary forced on them, but soon after they discovered Zen Buddhism; a practice that was more focused on a personal experience and enlightenment. This new religion created a general focused awareness in Japan, but also influenced culture and the arts, for example Noh Theater, which was known for its precise and restricted movements. After the Mongol attacks, Japan began to cast-off anything Chinese, which was peculiar because of the large influence China had on Japan. From this time, Japan was remote, however during the second half of the Ashikaga period, Japan thrived. There was a rise of production of goods and trade with China. The Japanese learned how to make European muskets when a Portuguese ship’s reached at one of their ports. This altered Japanese warfare. People changed to Christianity to increase trade, but was soon blocked, and once more Japan went into remoteness that lasted 200 years. There was however limited external trade, and the arts once again succeeded. The government of Japan became attentive in land recovery projects, and would limit taxes of people who supported it. This ended up creating semi-independent states, which developed the feudalism in Japan. Religion and Economics both part take a huge role in the growth of Medieval Europe and Japan. In this case, they come in hand because one typically triggered the other. These two things influenced the growth of Europe and Japan because religion and tradition was a very vital aspect to both places, and trade and economy was a huge part of success.

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