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Ch9L3: Feudalism in Europe and Japan
I. Similar Societies
A. Two Feudal Systems
Why did both the European and Japanese feudal systems
develop?
What did the lack of a strong central government allow
individual landowners to do?
What were the landowners in Europe called?
What were the landowners in Japan called?
B. Similar Structures
Who worked for the lords and daimyos?
What was the main economic activity in feudal Europe
and Japan?
What did the knights and samurai do in feudal society?
C. Similar Values
What kinds of things were highly valued in feudal
Europe and Japan?
How were chivalry and bushido similar?
II. Cultural Differences
A. Religion
What is the difference between knights and samurai?
B. Literature
What types of literature were popular in both feudal
Europe and feudal Japan?
How is a haiku different from an epic poem?
What are some famous examples of epic poems?
C. Women in Europe
How were women treated in medieval Europe?
What household chores were women trained to do?
D. Women in Japan
How were the women in feudal Japan treated?
What were women in Japan allowed to do that women in
Europe where not allowed to do?
III. Legacies of Feudalism
What legacies did feudalism leave on modern Japanese
culture?
What legacies did feudalism leave on European culture?
Write a three to five sentence summary of Ch9L3 Feudalism in Europe and Japan.