Comparing and Contrasting European and Japanese Feudalism

♦ Comparison of medieval Europe and Japan - Based on the narration of Kallie Szczepanski and the handouts cited from asianhistory.about.com

The semicolon [;] is an ideal punctuation marking two people, experience, social custom, or social contrast. In fact, the semicolon will remind the reader that you are interested in revealing the other side of the problem. This is two examples.

On the positive side, Mr. Green is usually a kind and compassionate teacher, but when students want to concentrate on their work they tend to be confused.

In medieval Europe, a noble woman is considered a woman in a weak position and is believed to need to protect a heroic knight, but according to Japanese customs, women are brave and afraid to face death not.

Task 1: After reading and completing the handouts, write comments to describe comparisons and comparisons between Japanese and European feudal society. Please try some of the above words.

Task 2: Next, please read the text (pages 35 to 58) and the following link before writing a brief description of each concept below.

Feudalism was regarded as an invention of Europe, but Japan invented a feudalism that is almost the same as the era when the feudalism of Europe completely peaked from the European system. It is noteworthy that the two feudal societies show some common practices and principles, but they still differ in many important respects. The main feature of feudal society is land ownership, there are castes of land possession in both Japan and Europe, some people did not own land in the Middle Ages. Unlike European feudalism, the Japanese feudalism did not have a real form of pyramid, and the monarch dominated the "inferior" aristocracy. This is mainly due to two facts. First of all, the Japanese authorities are as concentrated as the nation state of Europe.

The feudalism of Europe is based on a contract, but Japanese feudalism is based on a personal relationship with the lords and the vassals. This helps to prove that the difference between European and Japanese feudalism is likely to develop a limited government in the West, as the contracts restrict what the Lord and the Vassal can do. During feudalism, an unmatched oath was made. Feudal period occurred between 900 and 1500. The knights swear their allegiance to their king and promise to fight for him as necessary (Coryk). These commitments are effective only at certain times. In the early days of feudalism, the knight was enough to serve his Lord for 40 days a year (Bishop). But if the knight is truly devoted to his Lord, he will be longer than needed for him to serve. In the latter half of feudal knight era

In fact most people believe feudalism is a European invention, but in fact Japan invented a form of feudalism independent from Europe, feudalism was at the top of Europe in Europe. The two feudal societies vary widely in some important respects, but they also share some similarities. In this section 'Medieval Japan and Medieval Europe' we can see some similarities and differences between the two feudal systems. In addition, they did not want children to become non-farmers. Likewise, people born by local lords or warrior families will have the same surname as their parents, no matter how limited their leadership. These caste systems began to collapse over time, but they severely restricted opportunities for the masses for hundreds of years.