Shinto

More than 100 million people follow a system of religious beliefs and practices known as Shinto. They are called Shintoists. Most of them live in ____.

• China

• Korea

• Japan

• Vietnam

______ are superior powers that Shintoists honor.

• Karma

• Kami

• Brahmans

• Shintos

One of the most important kami is the ____goddess, Amaterasu. 

• stars

• moon

• sun

• rain

A major Shinto _______, or place of worship, in the city of Ise honors this goddess.

• shrine

• synagogue

• mosque

• church

Many Shintoists also practice _______.

• Islam

• Christianity

• Daoism

• Buddhism

There are no festivals in Shintoism.

• true

• false

Buddhism and Shinto never mix. The people who practice these religions are often at war with each other.

• True

• False

In the late 1800s the Japanese government made Shinto the main _____of Japan.

• political party

• religion

• language

• all the answers are correct

In the late 1800s the Japanese government made people to believe that the emperor of Japan was a _____.

• war hero

• god

• woman

• criminal

The Japanese won World War II and Shinto became the main religion all over Asia.

• True

• False