Question

Medieval Japan: Samurai and Shoguns

1. What were the samurai given in return for their service? |
2. What did Bushido require of a samurai?
3. Why did nobles form their own samurai armies?
4. What does the passage from Heike Monogatori (The Tale of Heike)
suggest about the role of women as warriors in medieval Japan?

Answer 1

Bushido was followed by Japan's samurai warriors and their precursors in feudal Japan, as well as much of central and east Asia. The principles of bushido emphasized honor, courage, skill in the martial arts, and loyalty to a warrior's master (daimyo) above all else.