🏯 Japanese Religions

What does Shinto mean?

• Shinto means 'way of religion'.

• Shinto means 'way of the Japanese'.

• Shinto means 'way of the gods'.

• Shinto means 'way of the goddesses'.

Which of the following statements is correct?

• Before Buddhism's arrival in Japan, the people had their own system of spiritual beliefs and ritual practices.

• Before Buddhism's arrival in Japan, the people had their own system of sporting beliefs and ritual practices.

• Before Buddhism's arrival in Japan, the people had their own system of spiritual beliefs and sporting practices.

• Before Buddhism's arrival in Japan, the people had their own system of physical beliefs and ritual practices.

Nature help a special place in the lives of the first inhabitants of Japan.

Which of the following were they inspired by?

• The early Japanese were inspired by magnificent rivers.

• The early Japanese were inspired by magnificent oceans.

• The early Japanese were inspired by snow-covered mountains.

• The early Japanese were inspired by snow-covered trees.

• The early Japanese were inspired by mysterious forests.

W did the early Japanese first worship?

• The early Japanese first worshipped eucalyptus tress.

• The early Japanese first worshipped waterfalls.

• The early Japanese first worshipped a set of distinctive rocks.

• The early Japanese first worshipped a mysterious set of trees.

• The early Japanese first worshipped in their own homes.

Over time, kami came to be worshipped in a chieftain's palace or in a shrine built over a sacred site.

Which of the following best describes what did the shrine become for the village?

• For the village, the shrine became a place where village communities celebrated the change of seasons.

• For the village, the shrine became a place where village communities prayed for good harvests.

• For the village, the shrine became a place where village communities participated in the rite of contamination.

• For the village, the shrine became a place where village communities prayed for good harvests.

• For the village, the shrine became a place where village communities hoped there would be no harvests.

What is the symbol of purity?

• The symbol of purity is water.

• The symbol of purity is a mirror.

• The symbol of purity is the colour white.

• The symbol of purity is bathing often.

What does the mirror stand for and what does it give way for?

• The mirror stands for justice, law and is seen as a way for the kami to exit after being worshipped in the shrine.

• The mirror stands for peace, joy and is seen as a way for the kami to enter and be worshipped in the shrine.

• The mirror stands for purity, honesty and is seen as a way for the kami to enter and be worshipped in the shrine.

• The mirror stands for friendship, loyalty and is seen as a way for the kami to exit after being worshipped in the shrine.

What are torii?

• Torii are special tree shaped gates.

• Torii are special angel shaped gates.

• Torii are special entry gates.

• Torii are special entry gates.

What was a torii used for? Select two correct answers.

• A torii was used as a way to bring the kami down to earth.

• A torri was used to being the Shinto down to earth.

• A torii was used to separate the 'real' world from the spiritual world beyond.

• A torii was used to separate the 'fake' world from the real world beyond.

• A torii was used as a way for ships to find their way to harbour.

At what key point in history did emperors use their Shinto beliefs?

• Emperors use their Shinto beliefs up to the time of World War I.

• Emperors use their Shinto beliefs up to the time of World War II.

• Emperors use their Shinto beliefs up to the Vietnam War.

• Emperors use their Shinto beliefs up to the war in Iraq.