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Samurai And Knights: Similarities And Differences

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Honor is a quality that warriors need to gain respect from their peers. Warriors gained respect multiple ways. They never fought for money, never disobeyed commands from their master, never retreat in battle, being helpful to ladies, etc. Those were just some ways samurai and knights gained respect. Both warriors act similarly to gain respect from others. Based on this and information from documents, one can infer that samurai and knights have more similarities than differences because they have similar equipment, training, and moral codes. Those 3 similarities are 3 out of the many similarities that the 2 warriors have. Based on “Samurai from Early Japanese

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