The second similarity between Europe and Japan lies within the structure of their societies. Europe and Japan both revolved around a feudal system. A feudal system structures a society around loyalty and the payment of land, or fiefdoms. Who started the project? The first feudal society began in 11th century England. William the Conqueror was the first to establish such a system. Knights and samurai share a large similarity in that they were both indebted to their feudal lord. Feudal lords in Japanese society and European society were not that much different, but you could argue the structure of power was. Adding on to my previous point, western society was centered around the Catholic Church, and the Pope held power above all. In Japan, military