The Feudal System In Japan, And Japan

The Feudal system is a pyramid of social classes and every person was in a certain level of the pyramid. The feudal system divided the people into four groups, on top was the king, then lord, Knights and lastly peasants. It also included having a chivalry and it was a code of behavior for the knights. Feudalism was based on the exchange of land for military service and it was in both Japan and Europe. Feudalism's goals were to accomplish economic growth and to unify the government. The other goals were to gain stability and to increase security in the country. Feudalism's goals were not accomplished and it was not completely fair. Any complex system would face problems such as the feudal system faced. The feudal system faced problems such as
The samurai was protecting the land and they had strong tactics and they were using them to fight for the land. The tactics of the samurai was smart because they used every chance they had. The samurai cared about having strong mind sets before having strong strategies to fight. The samurai had certain exercises to be ready for fighting mentally and physically. Exercising was a way that gave the samurai strength and power to continue fighting and controlling the land. The samurai were always expecting winning because they had mental strength. Also, the samurai always changed their tactics when they felt that they were not working anymore. The samurais treated the young that they should prefer death because it's better than shame and failure. The tactics of the samurai stated that having a brave mind leads to having a brave spirit. They believed that having a brave spirit would lead to success and will cause no failure. "No matter if the enemy has thousands of men, there is fulfillment in simply standing them off and being determined to cut them all down, starting from one to end," (Hagakure, Chapter 1). The samurai cared more about the characteristics rather than the coins. They were not scared of the enemy as long as they practice the spiritual strategies. They cared about having no fear towards the enemy and they wanted to take care of the land by fighting their enemies. The landowners in Europe were unlike the samurai because they cared more about money than spirit but the samurai practiced their spiritual habits. They had spiritual habits such as meditating and focusing on keeping their mind positive. Being spiritual was a benefit for the samurai because their strategies were based on what they believed in. The samurai's beliefs were strong because they did not bring a man shame for what he does but instead they