Southern and Eastern Asia Religious Groups Study Material

What country is Shintoism practiced in?

What is Shintoism

• An ancient Japanese philosophy

• An ancient Chinese philosophy

• An ancient American philosophy

• An ancient Chinese philsophy

When was Shintoism created?

• 400 B.C.E.

• 1,000 B.C.E.

• 100 B.C.E.

• 200 B.C.E.

Who created Shintoism?

• Buddha

• No one

• Confucius

• Jesus

What building do people practice Shintoism in?

• Church

• Buddhist temples

• Shinto shrines

• Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples

How many people practice Shintoism?

• about 10 million people

• about 3 million people

• about 5 million people

• about 2 million people

What are Shinto gods/spirits referred to?

• nature

• enlightenment

• god/gods

• kami

What is a value of Shintoism? MORE THAN ONE ANSWER.

• respect for nature

• respect for money

• respect for children

• respect for cleanliness

What does "kami" mean?

True or false: Shintoism has ancient scriptures like the Bible.

• True

• False