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    Samurai And Knights Dbq

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    Samurai and Knights: Were the Similarities Greater Than the Differences Imagine a knight and shining armor and a merciless samurai fighting till the death. Other than these these short descriptions, samurais and knights have many clear differences. Knights were the professional warriors in feudal Europe and the samurais were the warriors of feudal Japan. Both of these fighters had a master or lord that they had to stay loyal to in order to receive land. These two groups lived during medieval…

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    Samurai Warrior Culture

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    The Age of the Warrior in Japan has a distinct impact on the culture of Japanese Samurai, it defined who they were and their beliefs. (Independence Hall Association in Philadelphia) This initiation of the warrior class in Japan began in 1185 with the period known as the Kamakura Period, which was the longest of the three periods in Medieval Ages of Japan. The time period was mark by the defeat of one of the most distinct families in Japan the Taira family and the leadership of the Kamakura…

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    Samurai Weapons Dbq

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    In a battle between a knight and a samurai there is much discussion on who would win. But in the end a samurai would win because of their many advantages over a knight, such as the practicality of a samurai's armor over a knights. This essay will further discuss the advantages a samurai has over a knight and how their advantages will help them win. To begin with, the samurai’s armor and weapons give them an advantage compared to a knight. In Document D, the DBQ Project states “ The body of the…

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    Samurai Dbq Essay

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    Samurai are the most important social class in Japan for many reasons. Samurai were a big contributor to the safety of all of japan, also Samurai were figures that norma l people or peasants could look up to for advice, finally Samurai were eventually worked into being more central to Japanese Society. Samurai were also know as great fighters and were very respected. Samurai were very advanced when it came to fighting or war. The Samurai's main job was to protect the land owned by the daimyo.…

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    Samurai Research Paper

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    history of Japan are the Samurai warriors. Samurai were Japanese warriors who were honored for their skills as a warrior and their distinct influence on Japanese fashion. One thing that was important to the Samurai were The Seven Virtues. The Seven Virtues of Bushido are: Justice, Courage, Benevolence or Mercy, Compassion, Honesty, Honor or Dignity, and Loyalty. The Virtues are important because it embodies a daily code of living for the Samurai. To become a Samurai, a lot of training is…

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    Ninja Vs Samurai

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    The History of Ninja and Samurai The history of Ninja and Samurai can be similar but can also be very different. Today when we think of ninja we think of a stealthy figure dressed in black or assassins or a mutant turtle. Samurai are ancient warriors who served their Japanese or Chinese lords or masters. Their services would include protection of the lord and his family but more importantly they were always prepared to fight in a war to defend what was ever asked of them. So some of these…

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    Samurai Women Essay

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    The History of Warring Women Though samurai in the traditional sense where not formed until the late-Heian period. High ranking women engaged in combat and took military command. Instances of onna-bugeisha date from before Japan’s first occurrences of written history all the way to the mid-nineteenth. The warrior women’s roles in war transformed several times throughout the expansive timeline in which they existed. Some of the first evidence of combative women dates from the mid Kofun Period…

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    In Japan, Samurai were of the military elite during the medieval and early-modern period. In Japanese, they are known as bushi or buke. By the 12th century, the word samurai became synonymous with bushi. It was closely associated with the middle and upper ranks of the warrior class. Usually associated with a clan and their lord, the samurai also followed a set of rules that later came to be known as the bushidō. Although the samurai numbered less than 10% of Japan's former population, their…

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    slightly change, and also, the roles of samurais were different from the earlier periods including late Heian period, Kamaruka and Muromachi eras. In the Tale of Heike, the samurais emphasized the bravery and loyalty of samurais, showing us that samurais played important roles at that times, and how honorable being a samurai; on the contrary, Musui’s Story, the autobiography of a lower-ranking samurai in Tokugawa era named Katsu Kokichi, revealed that samurais did not really share high…

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    Ei-Samurai Research Paper

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    of Zen in Samurai tradition makes it difficult to imagine a time without the Buddhist injection. No matter the contrarian arguments against the adaptation of Zen Buddhism, its implementation into Japanese warring culture lead to a cultivation of an ancient military skill set, that puts the samurai in a place weighing amongst the most honored yet often misunderstood combatant forms in history. The word Samurai means to serve. An overlord or emperor could have several groups of samurai serving…

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