Feudalism was a form of government in Japan and Western Europe at one time. Feudalism is a decentralized form of government. It was a major system for Japan for 700 years from the 12th century. In Western Europe‚ it was a major system from the 9th century to the 10th century. The two feudal systems were similar because they both went into a feudal period for protection. The difference is that the Japanese went into the feudal period for protection from internal invasions and Europe wanted to be protected
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Two very different regions of the world‚ Europe and Japan‚ each independently developed very similar systems of feudalism‚ in which vassals held land from lords in exchange for military service. This system played a huge role in what these countries would grow to become. In both regions‚ the decentralization of the time period led to the development of constitutional governmental structures‚ and the distinct separation of classes impacted the creation of similar societies in which there was greater
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Feudalism in Europe and Japan Throughout history‚ the system of feudalism is used several times in different areas in the world. Because of this form of government‚ the European lifestyle changed dramatically as the Japanese culture began to form. Although feudalism in Europe had started earlier‚ the feudal systems of Japan and Europe are somewhat alike. However‚ they are much more different than they are comparable. It is surprising that the feudal system in Japan is similar to the feudalism
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Feudalism Introduction Feudalism started when the Vikings came and sacked villages‚ in the ninth century. Everybody was very scared and they wanted to help and so they went to ask for help. In the Feudal system‚ Kings‚ Emperors and other heads had the whole land and then they gave bits of the land to people. In return the heads wanted them to do work for them such as farming‚ agriculture and other jobs that kings couldn’t do. There was a pyramid that had consisted of all the groups in Feudalism
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could not sustain a stable centralized power‚ Japan and Western Europe both adapted their governments to fit their needs and adopted the feudal system. Although‚ the reasons why these two areas turned to feudalism are different‚ both societies had many centuries of this similar type of government. European feudalism was influenced most likely by the fall of the Roman empire and Germanic tribes (and other external forces) who had tried to invade them. Japan‚ on the other hand‚ adopted the system to settle
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Feudalism was a social system present in early Japanese and European times. The people were separated into different classes depending on their birth‚ wealth‚ and other factors. Feudalism in Europe and Japan were alike and different in many ways. One way that feudalism in Japan and Europe were alike was that the soldiers/warriors in both cultures had a code of honor that they followed. The samurai’s (Japanese warriors) code of honour was called bushido. In bushido a true samurai would be “loyal‚
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Industrial Revolution in Japan and Western Europe were somewhat similar‚ differences still distinguish the two countries. Japan‚ now the most developed country in Asia‚ started the Industrial Revolution in the nineteenth century; the Western Europe was the spearhead of the Industrial Revolution. The important scientific and social revolutions totally changed the two areas. The causes of the modernization in Japan and Western Europe were similar‚ yet with different elements. In Japan‚ the Industrial Revolution
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B - After the Western Roman Empire fell‚ European society became organized under feudalism. Feudalism is a system in which a king rules over all people‚ and has nobles or knights that own portions of land‚ in which the taxes are given to the king. Underneath both the king and the nobles are the common people‚ who work for the nobels. This system benefitted European society as it had an economic use‚ a political use‚ and a social use. D - On Christmas Day in 800 CE‚ Charlemagne was named the first
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Corina Alegria Japan and Western Europe both had the same idea on how to industrialize their areas‚ however Japan isolated them selves and took longer‚ while Western Europe was open to ideas and changed quickly. Because Western Europe was growing so large at a faster pace‚ it inspired the Japanese to open their ideas to a broader spectrum. The main reason the Japanese wanted to see a change was because they saw Britain‚ Us‚ and the French on the increase by them selves. Japan didn’t want to be
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Compare & Contrast Essay Following the end of late Middle Ages was the creation of the early modern empires such as Russia and Western Europe. Both empires had several things in common‚ such as emerging around the same time and expanding their empire. However‚ there were more key differences than similarities that separated these empires. For example‚ the Russian and Western Europe had different motivations that motivated to expand their empires. Also‚ “Western Europe was distinctive because
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