A comparison of medieval Europe and Japan
Comparisons: similar | compared to | comparable | resemble | In both societies, … | Another common element is… | In comparison,…
Contrasts: One distinction is… | Knights and samurai warriors differed in their attitudes to…| Another difference is…| While …, … | Whereas …, … | In contrast to this, … | Attitudes towards …. were different from…
Words that could be included in your paragraphs for Question 3: feudalism, knights, samurai, warriors, emperor, social mobility, code of ethics, castles, hereditary classes, peasants, religious beliefs
1. Read through the link provided above and make a dot point list of the similarities between medieval Europe and Japan.
2. Then create a similar list to summarise the contrasts.
3. Use these two lists and the phrasing provided above to write a paragraph of comparison and a paragraph of contrast. Each paragraph should begin with a topic sentence and provide 2-3 examples, followed by a closing sentence.
4. Write a brief explanation of each of these concepts: