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Compare and Contrast Japanese and Western European Feudal Systems
Both Western Europe and Japan used the feudal system from the 800s to the 1700s. The two regions show economic similarities, but differ greatly with respect to politics and society.
Economically, Western Europe and Japan were similar. Both economies had systems which regulated trade. The Guild Regulations for Sharers of Arras details the rules and regulations of the shearing trade in the Holy Roman Empire in 1236. Japanese governments also had strict regulations and codes of conduct for their markets, or ichi, as shown by the Regulations reguarding the Takama Market. Trade was regulated by guilds in Western Europe and governmental codes in Japan. Japanese and Western European economies were very similar.
Politically, the two areas differed greatly. Japan and Western Europe had differing views on the groups of people who should be called to war. The Hundred Article Code of Chosokabe states that everyone should be......

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