Samurai and Knights: Were the Similarities Greater Than the Difference?
Document B
The document states that "The European Feudal contract, which was a legal document spelling out the obligations of lord and vassal respectively, never existed in Japan."
Are the Similarities Stronger Than There Differences?
Document D
Document C
- The samurai army had at least 9 different piece but had no army on there right arm so they can easily draw there swords
- Knights had less than 6 pieces and there whole body was covered no matter what....
- I believe there differences are stronger than thee similarities
- The Samurai had physical training and poetry and spiritual discipline. At age 14 they finally became a true sammuri
- The Knights had training for riding a pony, than became a page, and after that wooden swoord fights were held. The official become a knight at age 21
In this document the they explain the social order of both Feudal Japan and Feudal Europe
- The feudal Japan pyramids have the Samurai at 4th stating it had 10% of the population
- The feudal Europe pyramids have Knight at 5th with only 12,000 people as knights.
- This is a major differences especially where they both land in the pyramid.
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Document F
- The code of chivalry says knights can give mercy to those who ask for it
- The code of Bushido states that they can't ever show or give mercy its shows weakness and weakness wasn't aloud.
- The Samurai's Death Poem was more harsh, talking about death nothing more past that
- The Knights Death poem was more graceful, talking about heaven