Is it possible for two civilizations over 5,000 miles apart to be somewhat uniform, or is it a completely different society? Japan and Europe are diverse and similar in many ways. There may be some similarities and differences in religion. A small amount maybe the same and the majority different or vise versa. It's the same with the economy's structure and social classes. You don't really notice the poles under a boardwalk. The poles hold up the bridge and keep it strong, but without it the boardwalk would collapse. Japan was mainly populated with peasants. These peasants worked in agricultural land called a domain. There were hundreds of domains, each ruled by a lord. The lords were called daimyos. Peasants respected and listened to their daimyo because they were given their own land to cultivate. The domains mainly produced rice. Rice was a big deal to the Japanese. Domains were measured in the amount of rice they produced. As urbanization increased, it introduced commercialism and monetization, or the transition into using money. Warriors moved into castles and noblemen were drawn to tasks closer to the castle. Daimyos sold rice to purchase luxurious items. Rice was exchanged for income tax, and …show more content…
Kings were not strong enough to ward off invaders. Hoping for safety, many Europeans moved to the countryside. There, they developed feudalism. Feudalism was a strict, and well organized system. In Europe, the economy was called a manorialism. On the manorialism there was a large estate, or area of land, with a manor house. The king lived in the manor house along with his family, feudal lords, and knights. The King controlled the land. Fiefs, or parts of land, were given to feudal lords in exchange for their military services. Knights controlled the land and people living there. All knights had to follow a code named chivalry, and they had to be honest, brave, and