In both cultures, higher-class women were given more opportunities, but they were still held to strict sexual behaviors and expected to be mothers. There are exceptions to this "rule," but they were very rare. This means that in legal battles, women are barely mentioned- how frustrating for historians! The husband would be sued when a wife broke the law. Married women were controlled under a system of coverture, where her interests and behavior were the responsibility of her husband. The daughter of a serf man was essentially property of the lord, just like her parents. The lord chose brides for men, not the girl or her parents. In both, the lord of the land was responsible for and rigidly controlled all aspects of the lower class serf's life including a man's wife and daughters. Although there were differences, women in Europe and Japan lived similar lives under feudalism. Peasants, also known as Serfs in some places, were given protection of sorts, but basically lived as slaves on the land, paid homage to the nobles, labored hard and had to give up portions of their crops. Vassals rented and worked lands as tenants of the nobles. In this system, the nobility was gifted lands by the Monarch in exchange for military service as knights. Feudalism was the dominant social system in the Middle Ages in Europe and Japan. S2E12 Should We Believe Anita Hill? With the Hashtag History Podcast
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