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Document A-Social hiearchy
Samurai- warriors who owed loyalty and military service to daimyos for land or regular payment. with families, made up about 10% of Japan's population. Knights- warriors who owed loyalty and military service to lord for land. |
Samurais and knights both owed loyalty and military service to a lord for some kind of payment.
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Document B- Social hiearchy
The life a samurai was not his own but belonged entirely to his lord. English or French nobleman knelt before his lord and pledged loyalty and military support. |
Both the samurai and knight pledged some kind of loyalty to his lord.
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Document C-Military training and armor
Samurai-The rigorous training of a samurai began in childhood. Physical training, poetry and spiritual dicipline. Knight- A prospective knight's training began at age four or five. Practiced with blunted or wooden swords refining his horse skills and receiving some religous instruction. Squires continued with weapons. |
The samurai and knight both have to go through religous, physical and poetry training.
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Document D- Military Training And Armor
In samurai armor small iron scales were tied together. Armor plates with silk or leather cords. Samurai did not wear armor on thei right arm so they could easily draw their bow. Knights wore armor made of chain mail. As more powerful weapons such as crossbows and longbows.The entire body was covered. Their armor could weigh 40 to 60 pounds. |
The samurai and knights both had full body armor. They both rode horses in battle. They both wore either chain mail or iron scales.
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Document E- Ideas about honor and death
The Code of Bushido. THe Code of Chivalry. |
The knights and samurais both had a code to follow. The samurais was about religous and showing respect and honor to his lord. The knight's was about respecting people and
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Document F-
God I acknowledge my guilt and I beg for Thy mercy for all the sins. Had I not known that I was dead already I would have mourned my loss of life. |
They both wanted to die peaceful and calm.
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