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    In medieval Europe a knight stood in shining armour across his lord’s house‚ side by side with his fellow soldiers‚ all looking the same. A wave of fully covered metal humans swept across the plains‚ with long swords and horses‚ both looking like robots while they defended their lord’s land. Thousands of 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

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    During the medieval ages‚ from fifth to fifteenth centuries‚ a kind of military service grew in Europe and Japan. Both of these warriors fought for their lord and swore loyalty to them‚ but they were both very different in many ways‚ one example is their names. The samurai from Japan and the knights from Europe. These warriors were more different because of their armour design‚ views on death‚ and hereditary loyalty to their lords. One reason why samurai and knights were different was how their

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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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    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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    Samurai Vs Knights Essay

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    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 how Knights religion more fit my belief system

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    Samurai and Knights were warriors in the Middle Ages. Samurai were from Japan and Knights were from Europe. Although they didn’t have any contact with each other‚ they were very similar. To become one of these warriors‚ each person had to go through intense training. After becoming a warrior‚ they had to pledge loyalty to a lord. After pledging loyalty to a lord‚ the Knight or Samurai received money or land for their services. The Samurai of Japan and the Knights of Europe were very similar. This

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    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 and rights. Knights lived in their lord’s castle

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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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    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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    Even though samurais and knights are a bit alike‚ I think that they are more different than alike for many reasons. First of all‚ the training of samurais and knights are quite different. Samurais received received training on spiritual discipline. They also learned poetry. They studied Kendo‚ which was the art of fencing with bamboo sticks. They learned the code of the samurai‚ Zen Buddhism. At age 14‚ trainees officially became samurais. This happened in a ceremony called genpuku. The training

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