IWRB

Identify the indigenous spiritual belief system of Japan.

What are the spirits and gods worshipped in Shinto called?

Who is the Sun Goddess and Supreme Deity in Shinto?

Identify the Shinto ritual of washing the body in a natural water source for purification.

Who was the first emperor of Japan and is said to be a direct descendant of the sun goddess Amaterasu?

When was Shintoism first recorded in practice?

• 5TH CENTURY CE

• 12TH CENTURY CE

• 8TH CENTURY CE

• 10TH CENTURY CE

What are the main geographic settings of Shinto?

• CHINA

• SOUTH KOREA

• JAPAN

• INDIA

Which of the following is not a god in Shinto?

• Amaterasu

• Inari Ōkami

• Vishnu

• Susanoo no Mikoto

How do you translate the term "Shinto" in English?

• The way of the ancestors

• The way of the gods

• The path to enlightenment

• The road to purity

Which ritual is performed to cleanse accumulated impurities in a community?

• Misogi

• Harae

• Matsuri

• Tsumi