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Japan Feudalism

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1.You need to find out general history of the ninja -Ninjas started in the 14th century, they were used by Japan as spies. 2.Fighting style of the ninja -The ninja, using covert methods of waging war, were contrasted with the samurai

3.Weapons of the ninja -Some weapons of the ninja include swords, daggers, darts, spikes, knifes, and shuriken (sharp round disks). 4.Famous ninja in history -Sasuke sarutobi was a famous ninja for his acrobatic abilities and loyalty. It was said that he lived in the trees with monkeys. His athletic ability was so good he could dodge the fastest warriors, ducking and jumping around a sword attack. 5.The history of ying and yang -Ying and yang were symbols of peace and equal ness.



1. What is a shogun? -a shogun is a military ranking

2. What is the fighting style of the samuria? - Shogun: A stance used by the ancient Shogun, the used sneaky skills and usually cheated in fighting.

3. Is there a code of honor of the samuria? - “Way of the warrior.” Bushido is primarily an informal system of values decided by individual interpretation instead of a set of written rules



4. What is Seppuku? -Seppuku is a form of suicide for samurai warriors. the original ying and yang sighn

1. Give a general definition of feudalism. A political system, in which the nobles use the kings lands, by giving the king loyalty and military service, and the nobles had to provide protection to who ever lived on that land.

 2. How did Japan's isolation affect its feudal system? Did it prolong or shorten it? Why or why not? Yes, prolong. Japan was isolated and did not have access to other forms of government that had been introduced, so japan had nothing to bring them out of feudalism, so they stuck with feudalism, for a prolonged amount of time.



3. What does "**bushido**" mean? What is the bushido philosophy? How is it similar to European Chivalry? The way of the warrior, the seven main virtues/principles of Bushido are: Honor; Loyalty; Honesty; Courage; Respect; Rectitude; and Benevolence. Bushido is similar to European Chivalry, because it is a set of codes to be followed by the warriors just like in Chivalry.  4. Describe the relationship between the warrior class and the ruling class in Japan and Europe. The warriors in Europe, and Japan worked for the rulers, in Europe lords hired knights to protect them self’s and those on there land. In Japan lords hired samurai’s as bodyguards for protection, but in the later years the warrior class took over japans government.  5. Give the class structure of both cultures during feudalism. Explain the duties of each class. In European feudalism peasants are the lowest class, then came knights, then nobles, and finally the king. Peasants worked as farmers in fields owned by the lords, knights were too guard the Castle, there lords, and lands, also to defend those weaker than them. Nobles or lords provided serfs or Peasants with housing, farmland, and protection. The King was in control of all the land and all the people. In japans feudalism merchants, peasants, and artisans were at the bottom of the pyramid, then were the samurai, then daimyo, and finally the emperor. Merchants were sales men, peasants were like farmers, artisans were artist, or specialized in a certain craft. Samurai were warriors. Daimyo were like war leaders. The emperor was like a king, and was in control of all the land and all the people just like a king. 

6. Now that you have a good overview of feudalism in both cultures, you need to judge them. Which one had a greater negative effect on the culture? Why? Write this in an essay format. I feel that Japans feudalism had greater negative affect on its culture. The periods of feudalism in both Europe and Japan had their goods and bads. In my opinon Japans, feudalism seemed to have a greater negative affect on its culture. Feudalism started in Japan for a more violent reasons than it had it Europe. The isolation of Japan caused feudalism to last longer and the development to slow. Also, the Japanese concept of bushido eventually led to the loss of many lives. Feudalism did not seem to work for the same purpose in Japan as it did in Europe. both trading land for protection. in Japan, it was protection from their enemies, and due to this meany more ended up dieing, by murder instead of like in europen feudalism, were most died in attacks on castles and such. That is why I feel Japans feudalism had greater negative affect on its culture.