European and Japanese societies were both based on a system of class. At the top were the nobles, then the warriors and lastly the serfs. There was basically no social mobility. Peasants’ children became peasants’ themselves and the lords children became lords and ladies. In Japan and in Europe, warfare made warriors the top class. Warriors were called Samurai in Japan, and knights in Europe. Samurai and Knights had different ways of death. Knights were bound by a religious law that prohibited suicide and strove to avoid death. But, Samurai on the other hand had no reason to avoid death and would commit suicide in the face of death. …show more content…
Monarchies still remain in both Europe and in Japan. Socio-economic class divisions still remain in both countries but they are not nearly as