In 593, a female ruler, Empress Suiko, came to power in Japan. Prince Shotoku was her...

Immigrants and visitors from this country introduced Confucianism to Japan.

Empress Suiko was from a line or rulers from this region of Japan, which loosely controlled much of Japan.

Who influenced the spread of Buddhism throughout Japan and built many Buddhist temples?

Which of the following means "land of the rising sun" ?

Clans who ruled by a chief who helped rule regions of Japan in the name of the emperor.

Credited with helping create the "17 Article Constitution," Prince Shotoku borrowed ideas from this Chinese religion...

Whereas the Chinese government depended on a bureaucracy run by scholar-officials, Japan's early emperors depended on...

By the 700s, Japan's imperial government looked much like China's, but with ONE key difference...

A Japanese religion whose followers believe that all things in the natural world are filled with divine [godly] spirits called kami.

Which religion says, "all life is suffering" and the only way to escape is "to stop desiring [wanting]."

Which type of Buddhism says that Siddhartha Gautama found enlightenment, but was NOT a god.

Which type of Buddhism says that Siddhartha Gautama found enlightenment as well a god-like status and should be worshipped?

This Buddhist idea says, "The doer of good becomes good. The doer of evil becomes evil."

The idea that you are in cycle of birth, life, and death - or the "wheel of life" known as reincarnation.

The ultimate goal of Buddhism is to escape the cycle of birth, life, and death (samsara) and be enlightened - be freed.

The founder of Buddhism, Siddhartha Gautama, was a Hindu prince. Today, he is known as the...

When Siddharta Gautama snuck out of the palace he saw ALL of the following...

The blend of Shinto with Buddhism is a form of Mahayana Buddhism that can be found in Japan called...

The Japanese had no writing system so they borrowed "kanji" from...

The form of poetry most familiar to Americans is the ____________, the 17-syllable poem that reached its height in the 17th century.

This form of poetry used kanji to write about the love and beauty of nature in Japanese culture.

Before being influenced by other cultures, Japanese sculptures consisted of clay figures that most likely were...

The Waka, also known as the "Tanka," was borrowed from this culture...

One can tell the difference between a Chinese and Japanese sculpture of the Buddha, as the Japanese used this material to make the Buddha look more natural?

To reach enlightenment [the meaning of life] and be like Buddha you must follow The Four Noble Truths. Which of the following are The Four Noble Truths?

Buddhism is originally from this culture...