Chapter 12 quiz

What religions did the Japanese borrow from to create Shintoism?

• Taoism & Buddhism

• Sikhism & Confucianism

• Confucianism & Buddhism

Answer explanation

Shinto borrows many of its aspects from Buddhism and Confucianism, but there is no founder for the religion nor any religious laws.

What is the most important aspect of Shintoism?

(what do they spend the most time and effort doing?)

• Seeking love and harmony with nature

• Washing impurities away

• Asking for luck from the Kami

• Celebrating society

Shinto is based off the belief that sacred spirits called ........ take the form of objects in nature such as mountains, trees or stones.

Shintoism is viewed as a .......... rather than a religious practice.  

• Cultural tradition

• Family bond

• principle

Japan is an ......... which is a chain of numerous islands

• continent

• oceanic island

• archipelago

• coastal region

The most populated areas in Japan are major cities located along the .......

Because of the forested mountains and steep valleys that cover most of Japan, 

only ...... of the land is suitable for farming

• 25%

• 28%

• 20%

• 18%

Because Japan is an island, travel between Japan and the country's neighbours is difficult. This made Japan an ...... country

• Isolated

• Strange

• Dangerous

The ......... and ........ of Japan's people were not diverse because they were so isolated.

• beliefs and values

• jobs and interests

• hobbies and attitudes

Japan’s Indigenous people are called the ......

• Lakota

• Aniu

• Blackfoot

• Saami