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    Samurai and knights‚ millions of miles away and still almost identical. Knights were warriors in Medieval Europe and samurai lived in Japan. Samurai lived by the Bushido Code‚ which focused on loyalty and devoting himself to his duty. Knights lived by the Code of Chivalry‚ which focused on loyalty and courtesy. They were also sworn to loyalty to their lord or daimyo. A daimyo is a type of lord that gives land to samurais in exchange for military service. Lords did the same. Samurai and knights were

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    were warriors. The warriors of Europe were called knights. The warriors of Japan were called samurai’s.Historians would argue that the knights and Samurai are more different‚ but evidence shows they are actually more similar.Samurai and knights both had a lot of training and shared similar ideas about loyalty to their masters. First of all‚the samurai and the knights both

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    In doing so samurai (Japan’s warriors) and knights (Europe’s warriors) arose. Their positions were created so they could protect and conquer land for their master in exchange for a piece of that land. Although‚ samurai and knights were similar the differences outweigh the similarities. Some of the reasons they are different is because they follow different codes of conduct‚ armor‚ and have different relationships with their lord/daimyo. To start off‚ one difference between samurai and knights is

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    The Samurai Research Paper

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    soldiers‚ which were knights in the west and Samurai in Japan but both followed a similar code of honor and loyalty. The real question is how did this class of aristocratic warriors rise out of nothing to become the ruling class of Japan. The Samurai are one of Japan’s most iconic cultural symbol that has drawn interest from both Japan and the West and has been used to create many novels and movies for people to enjoy the rich cultural heritage of the Samurai. When Nara became the capital of Japan

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    The samurai and the knights had a lot of similarities but they did have a lot of differences to. Like how they were both classified warriors who fought mostly for their kingdom and their families. The samurai followed a code called bushido‚but the knights didn’t follow the same code they followed a code called chivalry. The samurai and knights were both highly trained warriors who protected their kingdom as well as their people. More than a thousand years ago‚ a class of professional warriors

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    Samurai Women Essay

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    The commoner women of course were separated from the other students. Samurai women compared to commoners had much heavier regulations in their daily lives. As Yamakawa Kikue writes in her book Women of the Mito Domain‚ samurai women rarely left their household. Samurai women received most of their education from their fathers or female tutors. The text they had to study differed among their family situation. One of the

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    Samurai and Knights Were the similarities between Japanese samurai and European knights greater than the differences ? In this essay you be learning about where the similarities greater than the differences About samurai and knights . Like were their codes similar or different ‚ and when they were the age 14 did they do anything and when did they began their training ‚ Some similar things about them is that they are warriors ‚ ride a horse ‚ follow a social order ‚ wear armor ‚ follow

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    The Samurai and the Bakumatsu Era Eric Lemaire 12/09/05 English Comp I Mrs. Halperin The Bakumatsu Era was a crucial period of Japanese history at the end of the Tokugawa Era or Edo Period. It was a period of war and anarchy that was brought about by the introduction of western culture and constant battles between the imperialists and the loyalists. During this time and throughout history‚ the samurai or bushi played an integral

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    Ninjas Vs Samurai

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    Samurai Vs Ninja You might think ninjas and samurais are the exact same thing. Well you’re of kind wrong and kind of right. I can’t say that samurais and ninjas are the exact same‚ but i also can’t say there are completely different. Ninjas are very silent killers and have many weapons built into their attire that you can’t see. Just for an example they have a knife built into their sleeve for very close range killing. Samurais on the other hand did not care about stealth they showed their swords

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    similarities greater than the difference Have you ever wondered what the similarities and the differences were between the Samurai and knights? Samurai and knights were very strong warriors in the medieval era‚ they had different cultural ideas‚ but Samurai and Knight also had similarities. Samurai and Knights were similar‚ but also different in some areas. The similarities between samurai and knights were greater than the differences. This can be shown by looking at three areas‚ social position‚ training

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