Japanese Feudalism vs. European Feudalism Although Japan and Europe did not have any direct contact with one another during the medieval period‚ they independently developed very similar feudal governments. Feudalism was a political and economic system under which a series of relationships occurred between the upper class and the lower classes‚ designed to contain control over land. In the feudal system land is power. Europe incorporated feudalism into their government after the division of Charlemagne’s
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strucure of the japanese fuedal system and its structure is based off of a heiracy system‚ the Emporer being at the top‚ then the shogun‚ then the samurais‚ below them are the peasents and finaly the merchants. The Emperor was at the top of the Japanese feudal system and was the person that all of the people looked up to as the supreme ruler. However‚ the Emperor was a figurehead and held little political power compared to the Shogun who was probably the most important person in Japanese society. Although
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The two feudal systems of Japan and Europe rose after several invasions and war-torn years. Based around agriculture‚ protection‚ loyalty‚ and honor‚ this system benefitted a wide variety of people living in a period that lacked stability‚ peacefulness‚ and hope. Although the feudal systems were efficient at the time for both locations and had several similarities‚ including an agriculturally-based economy‚ highly respected and important warrior classes‚ and a “caste system” that was nearly impossible
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Feudalism was the main governing system in Europe and other parts of the world in the Middle Ages. Feudalism consisted less of a centralized governing power but instead was power over land or lands spread out through the nobility. The Feudal system dealt with all political and military affairs during the middle ages and had more of a focus on the business relationships held between two individuals of power. The ’feudal system’ is the name for a power structure where people held their land in return
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of that region’s past‚ such as the Gothic churches and cathedrals in Europe or the temples and shrines in Asia. However‚ even with several regional distinctions‚ there are still some striking similarities in the architecture of places that had not established any former contacts. One of such cases of similarity is between the castles in Europe and in Japan. Most of the castles whose vestiges remain to this day were the result of a long military evolution. In the case of Europe‚ wars and crusades
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Essay Compare and contrast the Japanese and European feudal systems. The Japanese and European feudal systems were very much alike yet different in their own ways. Japan’s feudal system was composed of peasants‚ samurais‚ daimyos‚ shoguns and emperors. Then there was the European feudal system. It was composed of serfs‚ knights‚ church officials‚ nobles‚ kings and queens. In Japan‚ there was an emperor. The emperor did not do much‚ he was more like a figure head and he did not make any
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1. Feudal System of Europe The feudal system was a way of government based on agreements that were made between the lord or king and vassals. In medieval times‚ there were three major groups of people- the nobility‚ the church‚ and the commoners. Relationships between groups and people were based on a balance system‚ a sort of “you do this for me‚ and I’ll do this for you” approach. In the feudal system‚ everyone was a vassal‚ meaning servants. At the top of the pyramid was the local king. Near
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which grew out of the miseries and robberies that succeeded the fall of the Roman Empire. With the collapse of the Carolingian Kingdom/Holy Roman Empire in the 9th century‚ Europeans entered what many consider the core period of the Medieval age - the Central Middle Ages. This age is also described as the "feudal" period in European history. Feudalism is a term we have used before. Feudalism means a situation where there is no dominant political power or effective central leadership. In other words
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Japan and Europe already have many similarities and differences in many categories such as their geographic location and their culture but they also have similarities which come from the past history of both. Feudalism is one common characteristic that they had throughout history. They may differ but the many characteristics of feudalism can also prove they are the same. Feudalism developed slightly later in Japan than in Europe. Europe’s feudalism was influenced most likely by the Roman empire and
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European and Japanese Feudalism Feudalism was not only a European invention‚ the Japanese created their form of feudalism also at its height in Europe. These two feudalistic societies had their own similarities and some differences. But through this‚ feudalism had a great effect on Feudal Europe and Japan. European and Japanese feudalism systems both had the same general idea. This was for powerful landholders to establish and lead a class of warriors for protection. Ownership of land
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