NOTES:COMPARISON OF JAPANESE AND EUROPEAN CHIVALRY ESSAY FOR AP WORLD
Similarities
weak central gov.
EUROPEAN
french king was weak
no one respected them because they were unfair
JAPANESE
week emperors were weak
Highly ritualized
ROME
the pope and the king thought of themselves as having the ultimate ruler power thus creating confusion on who to abide to. Even though the Pope crowned the roman emperor, the canon law said the pope always had exclusive legal jurisdiction, meaning he always got the last say.
JAPAN
in Japan in 794. Kyoto, or Heian, was the where the centralized government lasted until 1185. during this time members of the Fuijwara clan took over. this powerful family of priests, bureuractrats warriors gained everyones respect and gained complete control over Japan.
A similarity between the European Government and the Japanese Government was that both the French rulers and the Japanese rulers were not that powerful. Another similarity is both areas at this time were highly ritualized places. in Rome, the pope and the king thought of themselves as having the ultimate ruler power thus creating confusion on who to abide to. Even though the Pope crowned the roman emperor, the canon law said the pope always had exclusive legal jurisdiction, meaning he always got the last say. in Japan there was a similar occurrence in who was ruling. At first, in 794. Kyoto, or Heian, was the where the centralized government lasted until 1185. during this time members of the Fuijwara clan took over. this powerful family of priests, bureuractrats warriors gained everyones respect and gained complete control over Japan.