The samurai warriors of feudal Japan resemble the knights of medieval Europe in many respects. What are some of the characteristics that applies only to the samurai?
1 Answer
Jun 15, 2017
Overall, samurai differed from knights in clothing, armour, and fighting style.
Explanation:
Characteristics Only Pertaining to Samurai:
- clothing made from cloth/metal
- very lightweight clothing; allowed for more free movement and speed
- quick movements allowed them to be very good at hand-to-hand combat
- arrows could not pierce through metal armour
- mainly fought on foot instead of on horse
- although clothing was very lightweight, it provided less protection
- weaker weapons
Source:
http://medievaljapanlauren.weebly.com/knight-vs-samurai.html
