Knights vs. Samurai Knights and samurai have a lot in common. For example, they both follow a code and protect land. Although they are very similar, there are a lot of things that set them apart. Samurai had a different social status, had different weapons, and expectations. While knights and samurai have many similarities, in a one on one battle, the advantage would be to the knights and this can be seen in their honor code, training, and armor. The first way that knights have an advantage is their armor. In document D written by the DBQ project It says that the knights sword was longer and stronger than that of the samurai. The knights would be able to fight from a farther distance, which allows them to strike the samurai without the samurai being able to hit them. Another piece of evidence that supports the claim is in document D, written by the DBQ project. It says, “Knights began to wear complete suits of plate armor, constructed from metal.” None of their body was exposed, whereas the samurai’s arms were exposed. Although armor is important, it isn't …show more content…
the only way that knights have an advantage. The second way that knights would have an advantage in battle is their training. In document C2 written by PBS, it says, “A knight’s training began at the age of four or five with learning how to ride a pony.” The knights learned how to ride a pony at a very young age, so in a battle they will be very experienced with their horse, which gives them a height advantage and speed. Another piece of evidence that supports the claim is in document C2, written by PBS. It says, “Squires would continue with weapons training but were already considered to be fighting men.” Even though they were considered fighting men, they continued their training to become even better and would never forget how to fight or lose their strength. Although the first two reasons are important, so is the next one. The final way that knights were stronger were their honor codes.
In document B written by Catharina Blomberg, it says, “Loyalty toward the feudal lord in Japan was hereditary.” If becoming a samurai was hereditary, then some samurai weren’t chosen to be a samurai because of their abilities, but because they were the son of a samurai. That means that not all samurai are the best fighters. It also says in document E, written by the DBQ project, “To dishonour knighthood was the greatest disgrace.” Part of the code is to always obey your king, so a knight would want to fight harder and not back out. Even though knights and samurai have many similarities, they have their differences. Knight’s armor and weapons were different. The knights also had different training. Lastly, they followed different codes. The little differences that set knights and samurai apart give knights an advantage in a one on one
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A samurai warrior was a member of a powerful Japanese military. On the other hand, a knight warrior was a man of noble birth who after a couple stages, would be raised to honorable military rank. While knights and samurais have many similarities, in a one on one battle, the advantage would be to the samurai and this can be seen in their armor, beliefs, and their training techniques. The first way that samurais have an advantage is with their armor. In document D written by Terry Bennett it says that the knights have pure metal on them which weighs from 40-60 pounds.not only do the knights have tons of weight, but they also put armor on their horses which slowed them down a whole lot.
Many people often see little similarity between the country of Japan and Europe. However, there are actually several similarities between these two countries. In fact, Reischauer and Jansen note that Feudal Japan had departed so far from East Asian norms that it was more similar to medieval Europe than it was to China. Thus, the knight of Europe and the samurai of Japan despite a lack of contact with one another shared several common elements. This was a result of many similarities social and cultural influences experienced by the two distant countries.
Do you know someone in the military? A loved one, a friend, do you know what they go through? I may not, but I do know about the harsh training and war that occurred for the Samurais and Knights. In Europe and Japan the empires were falling and Clans were taking over Japan. The government came up with an idea to create feudalism. There was an agreement in both Europe and Japan that exchanged land for protection. The similarities between Samurai and Knights were greater than the differences. This can be shown by looking at the three most similar areas: social position, training and armor, and life, honor, and death. The Samurai and Knights has their differences, but were the similarities greater than those differences.
...th wore helmets, armor, and worked for their leader, the shoguns or daimyo for the samurai, and for the knights their lord(s). Lastly, they both had peasants. The peasants both had to pay their taxes and had no power. Feudal Japan and Feudal Europe both had a certain social class order for power and how the people lived and worked.
In document D, by Terry Bennett, it says “ In response, knights began to wear complete suits of plate armor constructed from metal.” This shows that knights had more protection against arrows and swords strikes. However this armor weight up to forty pounds and was very uncomfortable. “Bound into armored plates with with silk and leather cords,” stated Terry Bennett. Samurai armor was not metal but still very strong with the silk and leather cords. The only downfall is if it got wet the armor was ruined.
The social order and how the societies were structured were very complex compared to the other, but Samurais and Knights description on a social pyramid are practically the same. The social pyramid shown in Document A of “Samurai And Knights: Were the Similarities Greater Than the Differences?”, the description of samurai and knights are “ Samurai: Warriors who owed loyalty and military service to the daimyos for land or regular payment.”, And “ Knights: Warriors who owed loyalty and military service to lord for land.”. This shows a similarity because the quotes tell us that besides the samurai also possibly receiving money as payment, they both serve loyalty to their higher ups and military service for land. Also, on the social pyramid in Document A, both the knight and samurai class are place in the middle of the pyramid. What that means is they shared the same social status between the two countries. This is one main similarity the knight and samurai
Have you ever wanted to know how different Samurai and Knights are? Well here's your chance to find out! The Samurai and Knights would have to Fight in war, loose a bunch of their men, and fight for their country. So do you really want to know the differences of a knight and samurai? During 1000-1500, Japan built a warrior class called Samurai, and Europe built a warrior class too, called Knights.
The samurai were the protectors of peace in Japan for hundreds of years, while on the other side of the world, the bold medieval knights served and fought for their kings and lords. In the chaos, both warriors were in the need to maintain order. A little more than a thousand of years ago, both Europe and Japan were both in turmoil from wars that destroyed their once mighty kingdoms. Now the Roman Empire’s rule over Europe and the Fujiwara Family’s long reign of Japan has passed, rising into a conflict between the many clans in both Europe and Japan. The only way to resolve the many wars was to bring a new era of warriors to help aid in settling the conflicts. The new warriors also brought along a new society called feudalism. This was when
A knight is honorable, generous, wise, modest, and shows a great sense of chivalry. Whenever I hear those characteristics, I happen to think of my noble grandpa. Consequently, both a knight and my grandpa are physically inclined and skillful when it comes to warfare. People admire knights the exact way I admire my grandpa.
In both Japan and Europe, women had few rights, however they had more in Japan than in Europe. In Japan, women were expected to be strong like the men because they had to do jobs that men normally would do while the men were fighting. In Europe, the women were seen as needing to be protected. The social structures were similar in that both had a code for the warriors/knights to follow. In Japan, it was called Bushido, but in Europe, it was called Chivalry. The class rankings differed; peasants in Europe were at the bottom of society, but peasants in Japan were above the merchants because the peasant did the actual
Knights were a type of soldier established in the middle ages, sworn to protect the nobility. They followed the rules of chivalry, rode the best horses, bared the finest arms and weaponry, and were highly respected. A strong need for protection of the nobility brought knighthood to be and chivalry to order. True knights are far and few now, by the end of the 16th century knighthood was over. Real knights fought hand-to-hand, before guns and gun-powder, heavily armored and ready for battle. Finding a true knight might seem hard now, but true knights exist, they just don’t look the same.
Japan and Medieval Europe were both incredibly powerful countries. With this power came responsibility. This responsibility was to the people of their respective civilizations, and to protect their kingdoms at all cost. From this need of protection came the knights and Samurai warriors. Both of these protectors were incredibly important in maintaining power in their kingdoms, which would allow for the precious creation of different arts and humanities in both of these kingdoms. Even though both of these kingdoms were incredibly different in their culture and arts, they also were somewhat similar. Their similarities are found in their warriors. Medieval knights and Samurai warriors are actually both quite similar. Their similarities include
Samurais started when they are born, Knights started at 4 or 5. Samurais started off by doing poetry and spiritual discipline, knights learned how to ride a pony (at the age of 4 or 5). The samurai's did physical training and spiritual training but knights did physical training. They both became an official at different ages. A samurai became an official at 14 but a knight became an official at around 21. A knight became a squire but the way he became a knight was he gained approval from a knight. When the samurai became official they had a ceremony but a knight didn’t. They also used different weapons a samurai used a katana (sharp on 1 side) and was light and easy to use. The knight used a broadsword (sharp at both sides) it was heavier but was powerful. There were female knights and samurais but female samurais didn’t fight on the battlefield they were prepared to protect their homes against invaders. Samurais and knights were
...e respect, honor, and loyalty make this difference for me, but there is something to be said about the comparison. I find that the knights are very efficient, great warriors, and are very similar to samurai’s in a lot of ways. They both wear armor, they both train from a young age, and both are taught about honor, loyalty, and respect; but samurais are taught more effectively in their training, and the Japanese concepts were better. So to answer the essential question of this essay, I would say that there is certainly a large amount of similarities between the two warriors, but if you would consider the samurai’s skills that are better, or enhanced; to be differences, than I would have to conclude with no. The ‘differences’, are far too great in my opinion to say that the similarities are so great that they are almost the same, because they are very different indeed.
There are many historical aspects of the Japanese, but the most interesting is the history of the Samurai. In Japans history war played a large role in the country. Controlling clans fought for parts of the land and overall control of the country. These clans were powerful families that resided in the country and who all wanted power and control of Japan for themselves. The families that would be in control were known as Shoguns. These shoguns would have warriors that fought for them if any of the other clan families would try to attack him in order to overthrow him and take his power from him. The Samurai followed a code that developed from Chinese beliefs when in battle. The Samurais code was known as the Bushido. This code was also known as “The Way of The Warrior” which was the main belief s...