Dbq Similarities Between Samurai And Knights

The samurai and knights had many similarities and many differences. The two shared a common idea of feudal order, manners, and loyalty. Samurais and knights also agreed that training is vital to becoming an important figure. They also agreed training was important before battle. Their disagreement in battle was that that the two did not agree on the idea of gender roles in battle. Differences that arose while training children to become leaders included how long to train them. Despite their many differences, the similarities between samurais and knights were greater than their disagreements on how to live.
The first similarity the two groups shared was their concept of feudal order and social class. Both the samurai and knights followed a chart called the social pyramid. A social pyramid is not a real thing, but more of a mental picture that shows how much power a group has. It has the least powerful on the bottom, going up from there (Document A). This pyramid's purpose to see who is where in society. Japan and Europe, or samurais and knights, were both fond of this idea. The two groups even had some of the same people in their pyramid, such as merchants and peasants. …show more content…
The samurai's of Japan passed honor down through generations on generations of family. Although no legal document says they have to give their lord loyalty, the samurai were more than willing to do anything for them. The samurai pledged his allegiance to be loyal for all his past, current, and future life. The waited on the samurais hand and foot, giving him his whole life, as well as his wife and kids’ (Document B). A similar occurrence happens with English knights. The English knights knelt before a lord and pledged loyalty for life. He gave the lord is life, in return for only a simple piece of land. The knight would do everything and anything his lord requested, at any time of day (Document