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They are kind of different, due to the fact that they are in different places in the world. They both serve and fight. The knights' follow chivalry, whereas samurai follows bushido. Bushido is a code of honor with 7 virtues:
1. Respect
2. Honest
3. Honor
4. Benevolence
5. Rectitude
6. Loyalty
7. Courage
Samurai means to serve. Knights and samurai both serve, but samurai has a ritual suicide of honor called sepukku.
A samurai with honor will commit sepukku when they either did something dishonorable or they lost in a war. In sepukku, you first slice open your stomach, then, at most painful moment before you die, you cut off your head.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThat the samurai and the knight were of different religions was one of the biggest differences. The Samurai was Shinto while the medieval knights were Christian (or Catholic)
Shinto meant "Way of the Gods" and they belived in carrying out deeds that made sort of a connection between modern day Japan and its ancient times.
The knights were Christian(or Catholic) because at one point because of the crusades and other obsessed rulers, they came to think that God was on their side. They believed that if God was on their side they would be able to do anything.
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∙ 14y agothey're about the same but the samurai could do what ever the heck he wanted
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Compare and contrast knights and samurai?
Knights and Samurai
What are the differences between samurai's and knights?
samurai have an armor made out of bamboo, leather and some metal. but knights armor are made of steel or many chain mails joined together Samurai didnt have the chivalry that was requested from knights
Do samurai have a religion?
The Samurai came from different backrounds, Shintoism, Bhuddhism, etc but the main religion and code the Samurai followed was called BUSHIDO.
What are the prospects of a samurai?
The Samurai of the East have gone the way of the Knights of the West.
What religion did the samurai warriors follow?
Shinto, which is the native religion of Japan. But samurai followed teachings of buddha too. After 1500 many japanese converted to Christianity, including samurai.
Code that knights of japan lived their lives by?
" Bushido" which is their code of honor, it was the religion of the samurai.
Compare and contrast knights and samurai?
Knights and Samurai
What are the differences between samurai's and knights?
samurai have an armor made out of bamboo, leather and some metal. but knights armor are made of steel or many chain mails joined together Samurai didnt have the chivalry that was requested from knights
Do samurai have a religion?
The Samurai came from different backrounds, Shintoism, Bhuddhism, etc but the main religion and code the Samurai followed was called BUSHIDO.
What religious did knights and samurai practice?
Knights in medieval Europe often practiced Christianity, while samurai in feudal Japan adhered to Buddhism and Shintoism. Some samurai also followed Zen Buddhism for its focus on discipline and self-control. Both groups viewed their religious beliefs as integral to their code of honor and moral behavior in battle.
What are the prospects of a samurai?
The Samurai of the East have gone the way of the Knights of the West.
What were three characteristics that the knights and samurai shared?
Three characteristics shared by knights and samurai were loyalty to their lords, adherence to a code of ethics (chivalry for knights, bushido for samurai), and the use of a variety of weapons and fighting techniques in battle.
Warrior knights in Japan?
Samurai
What term was given to the warriors or knights of feudal Japan?
Samurai
What were the Japan's feudal kight's called?
Samurai, but actually knights were European Samurai.
The samurai medieval Japan?
Yes Samurai are like the equivalent to European knights.
Why did the samurai strated?
The Eastern Samurai were the equivalent of the Western Knights in Europe. They worked for Lords/Kings.
