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

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