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Document A Social Hierarchy - The people with more status, wealth, and power are at the top of the pyramid. usually the less status, power, and wealth a group has, the lower they rank on the pyramid.
They owe loyalt and military service for land and money. Knights fought for lords in exchange for land and money. |
Both places had a social hierarchy, with the leaders at the top, and the poorer class at the bottom. Groups like artisans and merchants were low on the pyramid. At the very top was the supreme leader: the emperor in Japan, and the Pope in Europe. samuria and knights both owed loyalty and military service in exchange for land and money.
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Document B Social Hierarchy - It became common to speak of the samurai's allegiance to his lord lasting the duration of three lives. His past existence, his present one, and the next life.
To recieve a grant of land, an English or French nobleman knelt before his lord and pledged loyalty and military support. |
Although Samuria and knights showed loyalty and military service differently, they both fought for land, money, and protection.
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Document C Military Training - The rigorous training of a samuria began in childhod
A prospective knight's trainning began at age 4 or 5 Horse skills and recieving some religiuos instruction. Spiritual discipline, the moral code of samuria, and zen buddism. Genpuku at age 14 At age 14 a squire |
Both the samurai and knight trainning began early around age 4 or 5. They both learned many skills in their trainning such as horse skills and religious and spiritual discipline. The samuria learned the moral code of the samuria, while the knights learned the code of chivalry. When a boy became a samuria at age 14, in Europe a boy would become a squire.
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Document D Armor - silk cords absorbed water and became very heavy.
A knight's armor could weigh 40 to 60 pounds. |
Both the smaurai and the knights had their own strong types of armor. They would protect the warrior but had many disadvantages. A knights armor was very heavy and made it difficult to fight without a horse. The samurai's armor were made of pieces of iron held together by silk cords. If they got wet the armor would also become very heavy.
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Warrior codes - The code of Bushido
The code of Chivalry Discharging loyalty to his master With great ceromony each knight took the vows of true knighthood. To be loyal to the king. |
Each warrior pledged loyalty to his master or king. They also strive to live by their code and prove themselves worthy.
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Document F Beleifs about death and honor - Now Roland fells the end of his life has come.
One day you are born, the next you die. Had I not known that I was dead already I would have mourned my loss of life. |
They both realize that life is short and know the value of it. They know they can die, but they still ride into battle to protect their country. Both warriors are honorable, and posses extreme courage and bravery.
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