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    Samurai Vs Knights Essay

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    For everyone who doesn’t like going to school you would probably rather be a knight than a Samurai. Knights learned singing and dancing and they didn’t learn how to read or write. Samurai had to go to school and learn how to read and write. In this essay I will compare Samurai & Knights Religious Beliefs‚ Views on women‚ Weapons & Armor. Samurai also had to commit seppuku if they were captured which was a form of ritual suicide which knights did not. In the first paragraph I will write about

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    Samurai and Knights: Were the Similarities Greater than the Differences? In Europe and Japan‚ very similar forms of government developed within a couple hundred years of each other. This occurred despite the fact that these two parts of the world were very distance from each other and it was very unlikely that these countries had contact with each other. This form of government‚ called feudalism developed in both places due to the need to establish order after a time in chaos. The knights and the

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    Historical Eras and Era

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    different sections‚ each representing different era of the British history. The sections were the Elizabethan era‚ the Jacobean era‚ the Georgian era‚ the Victorian era and the modern era. The staff was also dressed according to the era they’ve been in. It felt so realistic that in every section I felt like I really was literally back in the time. * ------------------------------------------------- The best part – eating! In the Elizabethan era section the dishes were mostly desserts‚ which

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    Yamamoto‚ Tsunetomo Bushido: The Way of the Samurai Garden City Park‚ NY 2002 After reading this book it is my belief that it is important for Westerners to understand the seemingly strange concepts of Bushido‚ not only as a guide to events of the past‚ but as a primer for understanding the Japanese business mentality of today. The first thought that comes to mind when Japanese work ethic is hard working‚ no breaks‚ complete commitment to ones job. There may be a reason why Japan was able to

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    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 bold colours of the horse’s skin and the Samurai’s armour danced like fire as they clashed with other Samurai. Europe’s knights and Japan’s samurai were different because they had different views on religion‚ training and combat‚ and societal structure.

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    Knights Vs Samurai Dbq

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    Samurai OR Knight In the article “knights and samurai” a document based investigation it clearly shows how a samurai would win on a one on one battle against the knights. While knights and samurais have many similarities‚ in a one on one battle‚ the advantage would be to the samurai and this can be seen in Armor‚ training‚ and beliefs. The first way that samurais have an advantage is by their armor. In document D written by Terry Bennett it says “ A knight’s armor could weigh 40 to 60 pounds.”

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    Why Was Samurai Important

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    Armour and bushido were what made a samurai a samurai. They had an honor code‚ which was Bushido‚ and it was the bravery and sacrifice of a warrior. They used the armour to protect themselves when they were in a battle. Samurai are important because of their bravery‚ honor‚ and disciplined training. Samurai are important because of bravery in sacrifice and honor within the Japanese culture.The Samurai lived a simple life under the rule of the “Daimyo”. The Samurai pledge their allegiance to the leader

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    Knights and Samurai have many similarities. They are different too‚ because of their culture‚ and skills. While they have differences and similarities they both would have a chance to win if they were at war. The Knights and Samurai have a 50‚ 50 chance to win because of their armor‚ training‚ and code. Samurais and Knights both have a fair chance to win a fight because of their armor. In the Terry Schappert Warrior Video produced by the History Channel it stated‚ ¨The Knight’s sword was 4 feet

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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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    Courage is defined as the ability to conquer fear or despair. In both Beowulf and the Last Samurai‚ the heroes of each story had to fight obstacles and overcome fears to be victorious. Beowulf and the Samurai both showed unwavering courage and had honorable leadership skills. Beowulf was a very courageous character because he always went into battles with no fears in mind and he never gave up. In the story of Beowulf‚ Grendel‚ who is a monster that has a hatred for humans‚ went to attack Beowulf

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