Samurai vs. Modern Military

Samurai

• Polite.
• Different armor.
• Wore mask.
• Incense in helmets.
• Compared to cherry blossoms.
• Originally were made for Japanese guards.
• Praised honor above life.
• Used swords.
• Rode horses.
• Usually were illiterate.
• Fought for their lord.
• Code of honor.
• Suicide was an honorable way to die.
• Samurai without owners were called Ronin.
• Samurai protected their lord's estate.

Modern Japan

• Has no samurai.
• Has army vehicles.
• Has guns.
• No armor.
• Has high-tech technology.
• Suffered nuclear attack in WWII.
• TodayJapanese do not use nuclear weapons.
• Has air forces.

Comparision

• They both had armies.
• Both wore helmets.
• Both had land and water forces.
• They both had tea ceremonies.
• They both used weapons.
• Both have rulers.
• Still Japan.

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