Eurpean feudalism is where there is a monarch who gives fiefs of land to lords an vassals, who in turn give land to peasants and knights. You could call it a higherarchy.
In Japan, merchants were not as well regarded. In Japan, peasant farmers were more highly regarded. In Japan, women were exacted to be stronger. (: APEX :D
The middle ages were characterized by the continued absence of an effective centralized government and the constant threat of famine, disease, and invasion. Such conditions forced the weak to seek...