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Notes for Quiz 9 (Ch. 9, Lesson 3)
A. Feudalism Review
1. local rule; weak central government; agreements;
small kingdoms and estates; private armies;
Write in Key Points Column:
Vocabulary: manor, fief, castle, serf, noble, daimyo, vassal,
chivalry, bushido, samurai, knight, king
B. How Feudalism Worked
1. Why were kings and emperors politically weak?
a. Landlords gained power.
2. Society
a. vassals worked for more powerful nobles.
b. farming
c. trained soldiers
3. Values
a. codes of honor (behavior): bushido and chivalry
4. Religion
a. Shintoism and Buddhism for samurai
b. Christianity (Catholicism) for knights
5. Literature
a. Japan: haiku poetry; novel
b. Europe: epic poem (Song of Roland; Beowulf)
6. Women
a. Japan: less restricted life, inherit property, join Buddhist
convents, martial arts training, more restricted life later
b. Europe: more restricted life, join Christian convents, training
to do household chores
7. legacies
a. religious ceremonies, poetry, surnames, values of loyalty and
honor and duty, churches and castles