AIM: How did feudalism shape Japanese society?

Do Now: Based on this document, what is seppuku and why would a samurai perform it?

 " In the world of the warrior, seppuku was a deed of bravery that was admirable in a samurai who knew he was defeated, disgraced, or mortally wounded. It meant that he could end his days with his wrongdoing wiped away and with his reputation not merely intact but actually enhanced. The cutting of the abdomen released the samurai’s spirit in the most dramatic fashion, but it was an extremely painful and unpleasant way to die, and sometimes the samurai who was performing the act asked a loyal comrade to cut off his head at the moment of agony."

HW: Compare your family structure to that of the roles of the Japanese during feudal times.