Similarities and differences list – Similarities. * Both were a warrior class‚ who swore loyalty to their feudal lords‚ and who in turn were rewarded with land and money by those they served. * Both enjoyed special privileges in their societies‚ and place high value on ancestry. * At the same time‚ it was possible for people to "break into" the Knightly/Samurai class for much of both Europe and Japan’s feudal eras. * Both started out as primarily cavalrymen‚ though the Samurai
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The warriors in Europe were called Samurai and in Japan they were called Knights. Samurai and Knights were more different than alike. This can be shown by looking at three areas. The first area is the Codes of honor. Training is the second most important difference in history. Lastly‚ the third and final area of differences is the armor these warriors wear. To start off with‚ the first are of important differences was the
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Christianity in their society. Perhaps the most major of similarities in these cultures is the way that they honored the military strongly. In both Europe and Japan‚ the warrior class was held at highest regard. They also were both taken for training from boyhood. Though there is one unmistakable difference between the two‚ the warrior code the Samurai of Japan went by‚ differed immensely from that of the European Knights. These codes were the code of ethics for their lifestyle. Knights in Europe were
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classes. The nobles were at the top‚ took after by warriors‚ with sharecroppers or serfs beneath. There was next to no social portability; the offspring of ranchers got to be agriculturists‚ while the offspring of rulers got to be masters and women. In both medieval Japan and Europe‚ steady fighting made warriors the most paramount class. Called "knights" in Europe and "samurai" in Japan‚ the warriors served nearby masters. In both cases‚ the warriors were bound by a code of morals. Knights should
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have passed all tests and undergone relevant training. However‚ as these leaders make governmental policies‚ they may fail to take into consideration what the people really need‚ especially since the people of the other classes‚ the laborer and the warrior classes‚ cannot challenge these leaders’ administration. To mitigate the negative effects of this problem‚ changes can be made to the proposed political system in the long term. A biannual meeting session between the leaders and selected people
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"You must show no mercy...Nor have any belief whatsoever in how others judge you...For your greatness will silence them all."What if warriors from other lands threaten to invade and destroy your way of life. How can men‚ women‚and children in your region protect themselves? That’s why there 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
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The Importance of the Retainer and King in the Heroic Code Members of the Anglo-Saxon warrior society subscribed to an ethos that celebrated the heroic code. In the passage from Beowulf‚ the poet’s interest in the duties of a loyal retainer and the duties of a great king are evident in the specific language he uses to describe Beowulf’s encounter with the dragon. In one specific passage of this poem‚ Beowulf is portrayed as an ideal retainer by the loyalty‚ courage and fealty to the king he possesses
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ranks they are very similar I.E the merchants in feudal japan were similar to those of the European one (Serfs/Peseants). Feudal Japanese and European societies were built on a system of hereditary classes. The nobles were at the top‚ followed by the warriors‚ with tenant farmers or serfs below them‚ there was very little social mobility. Between the classes. Economic benefits were exchanged between the different peoples through multiple ways‚ the peasants made tools‚ weapons and food for the samurais
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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 started war who swore oaths of loyalty to the noble lords and fought
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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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