Topic > transcribed in the following quote from the aforementioned book: "THE third kind of life which is called mixed life belongs to the Prelates of the Holy Church and to the pastors and curates who have office and superiority over other men and women, to instruct and govern them, both for their bodies and for their souls, and mainly to animate them and guide them in carrying out both corporal and spiritual acts of mercy towards their Christian brothers towards these men of mixed life who sometimes have to use the works of mercy in active life, in helping and in the livelihood of t......middle of paper......o Japanese merchants were also found in entire communities of Japanese merchants set up shop in the Philippines, Siam, Taiwan, and other islands quote above comes from The History of Japan by Louis G. Perez and supports my earlier statement that they were tolerated THE above reasons support my thesis that Middle Ages Europe and Japan were influenced and made friendlier to each other and. change. Trade encouraged interactions between other countries, and religion encouraged them to approach others to learn more or to spread their religion. If it were not for the religious and economic influence on medieval Europe and Japan, they would not have become what they are today. Works Cited The History of Japan Feudalism in Japan Feudalism in Europe Treatise Written for a Devout Man by Walter Hilton Magna Carta