Answer:
(Note : This is a very crude explanation, just to provide a jist of the answer, various other points are missing.)
Explanation:
Feudal system was a socio-politic hierarchical system which primarily involved landholders renting large estates to tenants, to be worked on by peasants / serfs, in exchange for a fee and other services.
Timeline :
Europe - Began in 800 CE
Japan - Began in 1200 CE
Similarities :
(I) Social Hierarchy : (Ownership of Land formed the basis of the social structure)
Europe
→ King
→ Lords (Nobles)
→ knights
→ Peasants and Serfs
Japan
→ Emperor
→ Shogun and Daimyo
→ Samurai
→ Peasants and artisans
→ Merchants
(II) Both were Agrarian Economies
Peasants and Serfs worked for landowners (Lords in Europe and Daimyo in Japan)
(III) Knights and Samurai were loyal to their Lords, Daimyo respectively, rather than the king.
(IV) Knights, Samurai followed a strict of Code of Chivalry, Brushido respectively, which involved values like protecting those beneath them, loyalty to their Lords, bravery, kindness, etc.
Dissimilarities :
(I) Religion :
→ European feudal system was based on Christianity (mainly Catholic)
→ Japanese feudal system was based on Buddhism.
(II) Distribution of Power:
→ In Europe, the distribution of power was centralised, resulting in Hierarchy of powers from the King to Lords, Barons, Church, etc.
→ In Japan, the distribution of power was decentralised,which resulted in actual powers resting with wealthy landowners, rather than the Emperor.
(III) Status of Women :
→ In Europe, women were expected to be timid, submissive, shy and docile, and be trained in household activities like cooking, sewing, looking after children, etc and stay at home. They had no say in marriage and were properties of fathers and then husbands.
→ In Japan, women had more social freedom. They could inherit lands, be trained in marital arts, etc. Samurai women were expected to be as strong as a man.
