Introduction
Task
Process
Resources
Evaluation
Conclusion
DURING THE ELEVENTH CENTURY, THE POWER OF JAPAN'S CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
DECINED AND LARGE LANDOWNERS GAINED MORE AND MORE POWER. THIS MARKED
THE BEGINNING OF THE FEUDAL SYSTEM IN JAPAN.
FARMERS TRADED THEIR LANDS TO STRONG WARLORDS IN EXCHANGE FOR
PROTECTION. RIVAL WARLORDS CONSTANTLY BATTLED TO GAIN MORE AND MORE
LAND. TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, WARLORDS SURROUNDED THEMSELVES WITH AN
ELITE CLASS OF WARRIORS CALLED SAMURAI.
JAPANESE SAMURAI LIVED BY A CODE OF HONOR CALLED BUSHIDO, A VERY
DEMANDING CODE WHICH GUIDED EVERY ASPECT OF THE WARRIORS' LIVES.
DURING THIS SAME TIME PERIOD (11TH CENTURY), THE FEUDAL SYSTEM DEVELOPED IN
WESTERN EUROPE. AS IN JAPAN, FEUDAL LORDS BATTLED RIVAL LORDS TO PROTECT
THEIR ESTATES AND ALSO TO GAIN MORE LAND. SOLDIERS CALLED KNIGHTS
PROTECTED LORDS. IN EXCHANGE, KNIGHTS WERE GIVEN LAND (FIEFS) FROM THE
LORD'S ESTATES.
EUROPEAN KNIGHTS LIVED BY A CODE OF HONOR CALLED CHIVALRY, A CODE OF
HONOR THAT DEMANDED THE KNIGHTS DEVOTE THEMSELVES TO THEIR FEUDAL LORD,
HEAVENLYL LORD, AND CHOSEN LADY.
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RESEARCH THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF FEUDAL JAPANANESE SAMURAI AND
MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN KNIGHTS.
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PREPARE A 3-PAGE REPORT DESCRIBING THE CULTURE OF BOTH JAPAN AND
MEDIEVAL EUROPE DURING THE 11TH CENTURY, THE CODES OF HONOR (BUSHIDO
AND CHIVALRY), AND WEAPONS OF THESE WARRIORS
**EXTRA CREDIT OPTION
NOW THAT YOU HAVE LEARNED ABOUT CODES OF HONOR, WRITE YOU OWN CODE OF
HONOR.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN, THINK ABOUT WHAT INFLUENCES YOUR BEHAVIOR.
 WHY DO YOU BEHAVE THE WAY YOU DO?
 DO YOU BEHAVE IN CERTAIN WAYS BECAUSE YOU'VE DECIDED TO OR BECAUSE
OTHERS (PARENTS, TEACHERS, FRIENDS) EXPECT YOU TO?
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WRITE DOWN A LIST OF RULES (APPROX. 10 RULES) THAT YOU TRY TO LIVE BY
AND TRY NOT TO BREAK
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USE THE INTERNET LINKS BELOW FOR YOUR RESEARCH
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CODE OF BUSHIDO - SAMURAI WEBSITES
http://www.aikido-world.com/articles/Bushido-Code%20of%20the%20Warrior-Origins%20of%20Bushido.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/00715/page2.html
http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/bushido/bcreed.html
http://edtech.suhsd.k12.ca.us/actnow/act/dfickett/japan/seven.html
http://www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us/History/Japan/02/amini/amini.htm
http://www.fsinet.or.jp/%7Eusa/historyus.html
http://mcel.pacificu.edu/as/students/bushido/bindex.html
http://www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us/History/Japan/02/amini/amini.htm
http://edtech.suhsd.k12.ca.us/actnow/act/dfickett/japan/quotes.html
http://www.e-budokai.com/articles/weapons.htm
CODE OF CHIVALRY - EUROPEAN KNIGHTS WEBSITES
http://www.astro.umd.edu/~marshall/chivalry.html
http://members.tripod.com/aaron_neilson/code.html
http://www.castles.me.uk/medieval-code-chivalry.htm
http://www.castles.me.uk/medieval-knights.htm
http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/knights-code-of-chivalry.htm
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0214640/chivalry.html
http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/~caylor/index221_files/chivalriccode.htm
http://www.tulipacademy.org/cam/chiv.htm
http://www.knightsandarmor.com/
http://www.knightsandarmor.com/armor.htm
ONLINE DICTIONARY
http://www.m-w.com/
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The assignment will be graded as follows:
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All areas of the task must be addressed. The final product completed must demonstrate
in-depth thought and adequate effort.
Graphics: Illustrations, pictures, and photographs would enhance the project and
thereby improve the grade.
Process Originality: Do not copy and paste text! Summarize in your own words!
The ideas expressed must demonstrate a high degree of originality.
(IF QUOTING, YOU MUST USE "
" )
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YOU MUST SUBMIT A BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE SHOWING WHICH WEBSITES Y0U
USED IN YOUR REPORT
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WHILE IN THE LIBRARY RESEARCHING THIS PROJECT, YOU MUST BE ON-TASK
AND FOCUSED AND WORKING INDIVIDUALLY
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THE PAPER YOU SUBMIT SHOULD BE FREE OF GRAMMAR, SPELLING, AND
FORMATTING ERRORS.
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LEARNING ABOUT THESE HONOR CODES HELPS US UNDERSTAND BOTH THE
SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF THESE 2 FEUDAL SYSTEMS (JAPAN &
WESTERN EUROPE).
LEARNING ABOUT HONOR CODES FROM OTHER CULTURES ALSO HELPS US REFLECT
ABOUT OUR OWN "UNWRITTEN" HONOR CODES.
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