In the late four hundreds, classes of strong warriors who served one master arose. These warriors were very similar, yet they were almost halfway across the world (OI). They were called knights, in Europe, and Samurai, in Japan(OI). When comparing these two, you will find the similarities out way the differences. From the beginning, both are trained very similarly. Both knights and samurai start at a young age. Knights started training by learning to ride a horse. Then, they would learn how to handle a sword and receive religious training (Doc. C). Likewise, Samurai had physical training, including weapons, poetry, and spiritual discipline. By age fourteen, both were elevated from training and called fighting men(Doc. C). Clearly, their