The Feudal Ages in Japan and Europe In the past‚ feudalism has been used successfully as a political system for governing a country. Two of the largest and most well known Feudal Ages have been that of Europe (1150-1600) and Japan (800-1350). Although both civilizations were quite similar during these periods of time‚ Japan’s civilization clearly is superior in many ways. When compared‚ the role of religion‚ the weaponry and armor‚ and the warrior codes of conducts of both countries can easily
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internal attacks. Despite European and Japanese feudalism differing in the treatment of women during 600-1450‚ they were similar in that their political structure of a hereditary caste system and following an honor code‚ such as the Japanese’s code of Bushido and the European’s code of chivalry. European and Japanese feudalism were similar in that they had a similar political structure of a hereditary caste system. The Japanese classes were the shogun (similar to a king in Europe)‚ who held all the power
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armor ‚ follow a code of honor ‚ have a death poem ‚ and they protect people from danger and enemies The Samurai were a warrior culture that was unique to Japan . The Samurai also followed a code of contact known as bushido ‚ It
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between 24 and 25 years of age and comes from an aristocratic‚ traditional samurai background. For most of his life until he was around 20 years of age‚ he trained in Kenjutsu dojos to further his way of the samurai and develop morals in the way of Bushido. When Jin was about the age of 18‚ an elite samurai who was part of the Shogunate (an organization of supreme military commanders) ordered Jin’s sensei to kill him in his sleep. As the sensei attempted to carry out the order one night‚ Jin had no
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both very similar to each other. Knights and samurai both have a strict ethical code that guides what they do in life and on the battlefield. The knights have chivalry and the samurai have the bushido. In the code of chivalry‚ the knights must be loyal to the king‚ do good‚ and protect the people. In bushido‚ the samurai must be loyal to their associates‚ practice the Way‚ and protect others. So they both have some similarities. Knights and samurai also defend the people. The samurai will try to kill
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cruel suicide ritual that could only occur upon avenging those who had wronged their master. Samurai lived by the code of Bushido ("Way of the warrior")‚ which was developed in the mid 1600. It emphasized duty of every samurai to respect and honor those above them on the social class. Their way was supposed to not be intellectual nor materialistic‚ but spiritual. The bushido code worked well during the time Japan was constantly at war. Nevertheless‚ when Tokugawa leyasu became shogun (1603)‚ he
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Japanese old Samurai culture that hasn’t changed for hundreds of years. Then there is the still new western American culture that Japan is trying to adapt into. The Japanese Samurai culture has always has great discipline and lived by the code of Bushido. Bushido has seven virtues to it which are‚ Duty or also known as Right Action‚ Courage‚ Benevolence‚ Morality‚ Truthfulness‚ Honor and Loyalty. They would live everyday disciplining themselves to this and believed so highly in it that if they disgraced
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Samurai employed a range of weapons such as bows and arrows‚ spears and guns‚ but their most famous weapon and their symbol was the sword. Samurai were supposed to lead their lives according to the ethic code of bushido ("the way of the warrior"). Strongly Confucian in nature‚ Bushido stressed concepts such as loyalty to one’s master‚ self discipline and respectful‚ ethical behavior. There are many reasons to commit hara-kiri. For example‚ after a defeat‚ some samurai decide to commit hara-kiri
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My mon is a representation of the values and origins of the Morberger family. To the Japanese community‚ mon’s are a symbol of the family’s identity and name and were popularly used by the samurai to distinguish the social class and portray the honour of their family. (Encyclopaedia Japan‚ 2008). When creating my mon‚ I wanted to reflect the Japanese use of nature and symbolism to show the history of my family name and how different cultures came together to form our family. The most notable figure
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become the saving grace of the war? What were the leading factors in the United States dropping the atomic bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima‚ Japan? The U.S. made its decision‚ these causing factors; to end the war quickly as possible‚ they lived by the Bushido code‚ the "Pacific Theater of Operations" was grueling and an insurmountable mountain to climb in duration and endurance‚ wanted to punish Japan for Pearl Harbor‚ and send a political message to Russia as an imitation tactic.
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