The Contrast of the Heian-Era Courtier and the Kamakura Samurai April 29‚ 2011 The Contrast of the Heian-Era Courtier and the Kamakura Samurai The major periods that shaped Japan’s history and future were the Heian-era of Aristocracy and the Kamakura period of Samurai. The Heian-era and the Kamakura period are interesting because of their differences in social structure‚ tradition‚ and culture. In the Heian era‚ the aristocrat’s social class was sought by many because of their social and cultural
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1. Compare and contrast Medieval Europe with Medieval Japan using examples from three levels of society. • The feudal system of Japan and the feudal system of Europe shared similar structures and values. • The two feudal systems differed in many ways. These differences can be seen in the areas of religion‚ literature‚ and the role of women. • The impact of both Japanese and European feudalism is still felt today. ESSENTIAL QUESTION What similarities did the feudal societies in Europe and Japan
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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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paragraph essay ‚ I am going to compare and contrast the ancient japan Nobles and ancient japan Samurai . I am going to tell you how their same and different in many ways. I got my information from World History Medieval to Early Modern Times. The nobles and samurai had many similarities . One similarities is they are on the social level.Another similarity is that they both practiced Zen . My last similarity is that they both were fighters. The nobles and samurai had the same social level . They got
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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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sewerless castles. Knights and Samurai were both part of the feudal system‚ a system in which a noble in a higher position called a lord or daimyo‚ has a samurai or knight working under him or her. Samurai and knights did not earn money‚ but instead rice or small farming lands called fiefs. Knights and samurai were both trained at a young age and armed with various weapons and armor. The European knights wielded longswords‚ lances and bows‚ whereas the samurai held two swords. One was to fight
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if you want to protect yourself and not rely on a man then you should become a samurai but if you want protection and respect then marry a knight. During the Middle Ages in Feudal Japan and in Europe samurai and knights were two of the bravest warriors. It is important to compare these two because you can see who is more respectful or more powerful. Samurai were sent to defeat barbarians in Northern Honshu. Samurai worked for landowners and offered them protection and loyalty in exchange for land
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Baldassare Castiglione‚ and influential writer of his time‚ created a book called The Courtier which laid out the foundations for the “social elite”. He describes qualities and actions that a man and woman must do to get to the top. An excerpt from the book shows the similarities and differences between the expectations of an elite man and woman. Castiglione explains a male’s role first‚ showing that a man must take on a healthy lifestyle‚ exercising his body and mind to become known as a hard worker
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knights and samurai were‚ in many ways‚ very similar. Both had to be loyal to their lords. These lords expected them to fight well and to be fearless in battle. The lords also expected their knights or samurai to live disciplined and honorable lives. Both European knights and Japanese samurai had to follow strict codes of honor of behavior. The Japanese code of the samurai was called Bushido and European code of the knights was called Chivalry. Both codes required knights and samurais to be brave
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Baldassare Castiglione wrote his masterwork‚ The Book of the Courtier. Italian politics and culture was shaped by the fact that Italy consisted of many autonomous city states that each had their own royal courts‚ standing armies‚ cultures‚ and rulers. This divisiveness in politics helped to foster an extremely stratified society in regards to class and gender. This social stratification causes Castiglione’s definition of the perfect courtier to differ immensely from his definition of the perfect Court
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