YEAR 8 HUMANITIES MEDIEVAL EUROPE AND SHOGUNATE JAPAN ESSAY The Medieval Era saw the development of two distinct warriors’ classes from Europe and Japan. These warriors were Knights and samurai. They were marked in history as some of the strongest and courage’s warriors In History. They were very similar but when deciding who was better on the battlefield is a whole other story we will find out who is better when we compare who’s training prepared them for battle better‚ who had stronger armour
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Ancient and modern civilization at war for the soul of Japan is the main idea that revolves around the whole plot of the movie. The story takes place in the year 1876 where a rebellion took place in Yoshino Province. The revolt is primarily due to the rapid modernization of Japan through having an opened border for trading with the rest of the world. The movie encompasses the transition from Tokugawa shogunate up to the Meiji era as it illustrates the difference between the traditional ways of life
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For centuries the Japanese have been known for developing fierce warriors known as the samurai. So what is a samurai? According to Merriam-Webster.com a samurai is “A military retainer of a Japanese Daimyo practicing the code of conduct of Bushido.” The Bushido Code is an honor code developed by the samurai class in the Japanese military and is comprised of eight virtues which are Rectitude or Justice‚ Courage‚ Benevolence or Mercy‚ Politeness or Respect‚ Honesty‚ Honor‚ Loyalty‚ and Character and
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The Differences between Knights and Samurais Humans and animals are like samurais and knights. These mammals may be very similar in ways like their intelligence and characteristics‚ but these mammals have many differences. For example‚ a human’s imagination or their capability to do something like to wipe out an entire country out or the very Earth itself. About one thousand years ago the central government has lost power‚ and danger lurk beyond every moat and castle walls. Two examples of societies
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2 October 2013 Resenting the Ancient Ways Frequently asked to join the Meiji government‚ Fukuzawa Yukichi declined every time. He was a man with strong beliefs in Westernization and thought joining the government would be a bad fit for him and Japan. Fukuzawa Yukichi resented the feudal system set up by the government to suppress anyone of low ranks‚ however‚ he “resented the custom‚ not the men” (Fukuzawa‚ 179). Fukuzawa Yukichi knew that the government was set in their old ancient ways‚ which
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The Emergence of a Regime as a by Product for Social Change As a nation develops‚ it undergoes through a series of cultural‚ social‚ economic and political changes. Consequently establishing particular lifestyle and beliefs. In Japan Before Perry: A Short History‚ Totman presents to the reader the emergence of bushi as the ruling class during the Kamakura period. With the decline of the Taira family‚ Minamoto Yoritomo succeed to establish the bushi regime. Although bushi embraced samurai principles
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During the Sengoku period in Japan‚ there were many little countries and warlords‚ they fought against each other and had war every year. Thus‚ the main parts of the soldiers‚ samurais‚ were really tired of the everlasting wars. To keep their state and make them relax‚ the ruling class introduced and developed tea ceremony. Tea ceremony came up first in China and then went to Japan‚ after years of development and changing‚ it had its unique form. Tea ceremony is an important part of Zen‚ during the
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The Yamato period is known as the period of Japanese history in which the Japanese Imperial court ruled modern-day Nara Prefecture‚ it was then commonly known as the Yamato Province. The Yamato clan (or people) are known as the native‚ or dominant ethnic group of Japan. The term Yamato derived from the 19th Century to tell the difference between the native settlers of the mainland of Japan from a lot of other minority ethnic groups who settled in peripheral areas of Japan such as‚ Ainu and the Oroks
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The ‘Imagawa Letter’ is a very insightful source that allows you to see what life was like while Imagawa Ryoshun was the Tendai [Constable] for what we today call Shizuoka Prefecture. The source is written in a format as if someone was reading this letter to Imagawa from a very unhappy citizen. This source complicates our understanding of the power and control‚ by challenging what many of us believe or assume about how society was run by rulers in the 14th century. Many assume that their leader
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The samurai and the knights had a lot of similarities but they did have a lot of differences to. Like how they were both classified warriors who fought mostly for their kingdom and their families. The samurai followed a code called bushido‚but the knights didn’t follow the same code they followed a code called chivalry. The samurai and knights were both highly trained warriors who protected their kingdom as well as their people. More than a thousand years ago‚ a class of professional warriors
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