mutual obligation provided incentives for all classes to perform their duties thus making it very efficient. The classes in both civilizations held almost identical roles in society. The knights and the samurais both had strict codes of conduct. Shoguns and Lords equally held the job of distributing land. The Damyos and Vassals were both in charge of putting the military together. Due to this similarity in class roles‚ the word “feudalism” can be used to describe both Japan and European class systems
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depended on alliances with regional lords to support them with their rivals 21. . 22. Bakufu(military government) 23. The feudal age 24. Heavenly mandate and centralized power‚ scholar gentry elite stilfled 25. The decline of the tang 26. 838 27. Shoguns 28. Hojo 29. The hojo family claimed to rule in the name of the emperor 30. Ashikaga shogunate 31. Emperor refused to recognize the usurper and was driven from kyoto 32. Centralized authority collapsed 33. Japan dived into 300 kingdoms 34.
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Warriors: Knights VS Samurai: Introduction: For this ‘Japan Under the Shoguns’ assessment task‚ I have chosen Warriors: Knights VS Samurais. A knight is a mounted warrior of the feudal system of Europe. A samurai is a member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan‚ especially a member of the class of military retainers of the daimyos. Roles and responsibilities: Knights had the responsibilities of fighting in the king’s army and leading troops of soldiers to war. Not only those responsibilities
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Kamakura bakufu was a Japanese feudal military government that was led by the shoguns. Before the Kamakura Period‚ which is the late Hein Period‚ the rise of samurai and their control of political power played an important role in shaping the Japanese history. The two most powerful samurai clans were the Taira Clan and Minamoto clan. However‚ they both favored a different political leader. The Minatomo clan favored Nijo Tenno whom was the current emperor at the time‚ and the Taira clan favored
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speech‚ serving tea‚ etc). The most significant aspect of medieval Japanese society was domination by the warrior class. For nearly 700 years‚ warriors ruled the country. Only members of the warrior class could serve as military rulers‚ also known as shoguns. Both civil and military affairs were managed by the warrior class. There is constant warfare in medieval Japan. The society is torn apart by this warfare and people seek solace in religion. Buddhism‚ which had up until now been primarily the religion
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discrimination imposed by other samurai and by daimyo and the feudal lords. During the Edo period‚ with the shogunate’s rigid class system and laws‚ the number of rōnin massively increased. Confiscation of fiefs during the long rule of the third Tokugawa shogun iemitsu resulted in an especially humongous increase of rōnin. During previous ages‚ samurai were able to move between masters anytime and even between occupations. They would also marry between other classes. However‚ during the Edo period‚ samurai
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The main things Fukuzawa values in life are freedom and independence. He believes that these are the key fundamental principles that a nation should be founded upon. Fukuzawa states about Japan that the problems of the nation and the individual are the same when dealing with freedom and independence. The individuals who lack proper freedom are doomed to fail and cause detrimental effects to those around them as well. They will fail from having a lack of freedom because they were trapped in a
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The samurai were highly skilled Japanese warriors from the middle ages. During this time‚ warring clans controlled most of the country. Therefore‚ Lords would hire Samurai to defend and fight for land. As a result‚ the samurai population skyrocketed. In fact‚ They were so important to society that they became their own social class. The meaning of the word samurai is very fitting. The word samurai comes from a Japanese word Saburau‚ meaning “to serve.” Although the samurai were called this‚ according
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#34—Crash Course World History Video Notes Samurai‚ Daimyo‚ Matthew Perry‚ and Nationalism 1. So‚ if you’re into European history‚ you’re probably somewhat familiar with nationalism and the names and countries associated with it. ____________ in Germany‚ Mazzini and Garibaldi in __________‚ and Mustafa Kemal (aka Ataturk) in Turkey. 2. But nationalism was a __________ phenomenon‚ and it included a lot of people you may not associate with it‚ like Muhammad Ali in __________. 3. Nationalism was
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Modern Japan: A Historical Survey by Mikiso Hane The author of this book presents the important facts of modern Japanese history. Very well described about nature of Japanese society including studies of Shinto‚ Confucianism‚ Buddhism‚ the Emperor system and feudalism. I found interesting a part where government of Tokugawa period‚ hardly tries to isolate the country from the rest of the world. But by the time realizing that they are so behind from developed western countries‚ economically and military
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