1. Japanese and European Feudalism

2. Japanese

3. Similarities Loyalty Lord- Vassal relationship
Family Lineage important
Code of Honor
Mounted / Armored / Sword

4. Differences- Japanese
Stoic acceptance of death – Seppuku / hari-kari
Lord-vassal relationship based on moral code
Any son or adopted son was heir
Women expected to have samurai attitude
Interest in the arts and learning

5. Europeans

6. Differences - European
Survival foremost concern- glory in battle
Lord- vassal relationship based on legal code
Only first-born was heir (primogeniture)
Cult of chivalry- women placed on pedestal as fragile / inferior beings
Contempt for art and learning

7. Japanese vs. European feudalism
Family Lineage important
Code of Honor
Any son or adopted son was heir
Only first-born was heir
Cult of chivalry- women placed on pedestal as fragile / inferior beings
Stoic acceptance of death – Seppuku / hari-kari
Interest in the arts and learning
Survival foremost concern- glory in battle
Lord- vassal relationship based on legal code
Loyalty
Lord- Vassal relationship
Lord-vassal relationship based on moral code
Lack of interest in art and learning