Carr - WHI Japan Quick Quiz - 23/24

Japan is a string of islands called -

• Japanese archipelago
• Japan continent

• Japanese isthmus
• Japanese peninsula

The official state religion of Japan is-

• Buddhism
• Hinduism
• Christianity
• Shinto

The people who live in Japan call the body of water to their west the "Sea of Japan"...what do the people who live in China call it?

• Yellow Sea
• East China Sea
• Chinese Sea
• East Sea

Because of their physical proximity, Japanese culture has been influenced by the cultures of these countries-

• China

• Russia

• Korea

• India

Japanese writing was influenced by the style used in China. The writing in the picture is called-

• heiroglyphics

• pictogram

• calligraphy

• sanskrit

China also influenced Japanese architecture...what is the building in the picture?

• temple

• pyramid

• pagoda

• mosque

This Chinese religion has influence on the Japanese religion of Shinto-

• Buddhism
• Taoism
• Confucianism
• Hinduism

Many polytheistic religions stress a persons relationship with-

• multiple gods or deities
• one god or deity
• the afterlife and spirits
• nature and the environment

Like many other civilizations, Japanese Shintoism contains an element of worship for this person-

• Emperor

• Pope

• Buddha

• Priest

It is common for people who practice polytheistic religions to utilize some aspects of several different religions.

• True

• False