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Document A~Social Hierarchy
Samurai and knights both owed loyalty and military service to the lord/daimyos. The lords received land from the king. |
The samurai and knights both gave areas of land to the lord/daimyos. They gave their devotion and allegiances to the lord/daimyos. In addition, they gave military assistance.
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Document B~Social Hierarchy
The samurai's allegiance to his lord was the lasting duration of three lives. The life of a samurai was not his own but belonged entirely to his lord. The knight pledged loyalty and military support to his lord to recieve a grant of land. |
The samurai and knight are both unwaveringly loyal and devoted to their lord/daimyos. They both vow to give their all to the lord/daimyos.
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Document C~Military Training and Armor
The rigorous training of a samurai began in childhood...school was a combination of poetry and spiritual discipline. The young warriors studied Kendo (the art of fencing with bamboo sticks). When the knight served as a page he blunted with wooden swords...refined his horse skills and received some religious instruction. Note: A knight's training (especially in 12th-century France), produced knights who were skilled poets. A number of French knights made a living reciting poetry. |
Samurai and knights both go through thorough training (Bamboo stick fencing in Japan, wooden-swordfighting in Europe.) They both had religious education. Coincidentally, samurai and knights were equally experienced poets.
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Document D~Military Training and Armor
The body of [the samurai's] armor had four parts. They were made up of small iron scales. Knights wore armor made of chain mail, tiny metal rings linked together. |
The samurai's and the knight's armor were both had four pieces. Their armor also had iron rings or scales that were joined together to make the complete set.
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Document E~Feelings About Honor and Death
Both Japanese samurai and European knights were expected to abide by a code of honor. The business of the samurai consists...in discharging loyal service to his master if he has one, in deepening his loyalty in associations with friends and devoting himself to duty above all. [Knights must] be loyal to the King, and to be strong, brave, courteous, and loyal bearing under great difficulties. |
The samurai and knights were required to live by a certain code of reverence, whether by chivalry or bushido. Both were supposed to be loyal, brave, and true, and do what they thought was right.
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Document F~Feelings About Honor and Death
These samurai poems show the influence of Zen Buddhism. "The Song of Roland", a hero epic poem about a French knight, show the influence of Christianity. |
Samurai and knights both were great poets. Their poems show how strongly they feel about their religion, and how it has affected their countries.
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