For example: We know the European feudal system began due to a need for protection and safety from invasions.
How or why each system developed or started. Compares/Contrasts at least three major aspects of the feudal systems that existed in Europe and Japan during the Middle Ages.
Do not just copy statements or sentences from the sources. Make sure that the sources you use are RELIABLE. You may also do your own searches for more specific information if needed. You were given a paper copy of the description of this assessment and the rubric that you will be graded on.īelow are some sources that can help you research your information for your chart or diagram. Compare and contrast the feudal systems that developed and persisted in both Europe and Japan in the Middle Ages. Using the resources I have provided, you will be showing that you can do the following task: You have had the opportunity to look at various resources describing how the systems began, how the systems were set up, the roles of different people in the systems, etc. Feudalism was a system that developed separately in both Europe and Japan in the Middle Ages time period. The feudal system remained until the arrival of Portuguese merchant sailors in 1542.Īssessment: Comparing and Contrasting Feudalism in Europe and Japan - 25 pts The victories against the Mongols were a great source of pride for the Japanese and also increased the authority of the feudal system of government. People felt that it kept them safe and helped to defeat the Mongol invaders so they kept feudalism. Even the attempts in 12 by the Mongols who had conquered China were ended by the kamikazi (divine winds) or storms that halted the invading Mongol fleets. Japanese society and art developed in its own way through its isolation, and also from the fact that it was never a conquered nation. The increasing power of land owning families and warlords (shoguns) helped to develop this system. By the ninth century AD, Japan had developed enough of a sense of its own character to isolate itself from outside influence and let its own culture take a natural course of development.įeudalism rose in the twelfth century(1100's) and lasted into the feudal period that existed in Europe (from ninth through the fifteenth centuries). Outside influences which led to cultural advancement included (1) contacts with and importing of Chinese culture, especially in the areas of weaving, metals, art and government, (2) the arrival in AD 200 of Korean horse soldier, and (3) the arrival of Buddhism in AD as a religious and philosophical system merging with native Shinto beliefs. By 500 BC it was still an undeveloped farming culture without cities. Japan's isolation as an island nation has been useful in its development as a culture.
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