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    Samurai vs Knights:Were the Similarities Greater than the Differences. The knights and the Samurai were very similar but also had some major differences to‚ but if you were going to compare them on fighting and tactics that would be a lot harder because they are from two very different times and have very different geological advantages and disadvantages. So it is easier to compare their loyalty and way of living along with respect to others and enemies. Japan and Europe both switched to feudalism

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    these things being constructed and invented were weapons. Both the samurais and knights have revolutionized the topic of combat. The similarities between samurai and knights were greater than the differences. This is shown by looking at their armor‚weapons‚ and choice of transportation. The first important similarity was combat. For example‚ the samurais would fight with swords and so would the knights. Also‚ the the samurais and knight would use shock combat only during battles. These similarities

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    Feudalism started in both Japan and Europe at the same time‚ but does that mean that samurai and knights are the same? Feudalism is when the knight/samurai provide service for the lord‚ and in exchange‚ the lord provides land for the knight/samurai. Samurai and Knights: were the similarity greater than the differences? Samurai and knights were more similar than different in 3 broad areas; social position‚ training and armor‚ and honor and death. The first reason why I think the similarities

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    The Samurai’s bushido and the European Knights chivalry were both codes of honor which consisted of fighting for their earthly lord‚ but when it came down to committing ritual suicide for their god only Samurais were up for the challenge; setting them aside from the Knights. These two different types of people clash swords when it comes to how they view women and what they wear going into battle. The Japanese Samurai lived by bushido‚ which was a code of honor that demanded bravery and faithfulness

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    The Differences between Knights and Samurais Humans and animals are like samurais and knights. These mammals may be very similar in ways like their intelligence and characteristics‚ but these mammals have many differences. For example‚ a human’s imagination or their capability to do something like to wipe out an entire country out or the very Earth itself. About one thousand years ago the central government has lost power‚ and danger lurk beyond every moat and castle walls. Two examples of societies

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    Did you know that Samurai had no respect for their wives. Samurai were warriors who protected the Shogun’s land and military power. In the Middle Ages when this was still going on‚ the Samurai men got to treat women however they wanted. In this essay I will compare the views of women‚ religious beliefs‚ and code of conduct. In this paragraph‚ I will be focusing how the views of women are for the samurai and the knights. Samurai wives were not free to do what they wanted. They had to follow

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    In medieval Europe a knight stood in shining armour across his lord’s house‚ side by side with his fellow soldiers‚ all looking the same. A wave of fully covered metal humans swept across the plains‚ with long swords and horses‚ both looking like robots while they defended their lord’s land. Thousands of miles away in Japan‚ some samurai stood in intricately designed armour with crossbows and swords ran or rode on horses and fought so they would have defended their master’s land. The bright and

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    During the medieval ages‚ from fifth to fifteenth centuries‚ a kind of military service grew in Europe and Japan. Both of these warriors fought for their lord and swore loyalty to them‚ but they were both very different in many ways‚ one example is their names. The samurai from Japan and the knights from Europe. These warriors were more different because of their armour design‚ views on death‚ and hereditary loyalty to their lords. One reason why samurai and knights were different was how their

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    Do you ever wonder what would happen if knights and samurais lived together? Even though they lived in completely different places around the world they developed a similar culture. So were the similarities between knights and samurais greater than the the differences they had back then? My thesis is that even though both knights and samurais never met they were more similar than they were different. One reason why samurais and knights were more similar than different is because of the way they were

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    The life of the Samurais and Knights were very similar but the Samurais showed fearsome and dedication to their warrior life.They faced many battles which lead to death and won and would win the fight against the knights. Knights had valuable weapons but not enough to defeat the Samurais. Samurais carried a bow‚ the sword‚ a spear‚ and their most prized possession was the ‘Katana’. “ The Katana was a long‚ curved sword. It had a single edged blade and a long handle”. {SOURCE#3} With these kinda

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