Shinto
Buddhism
Feudal System
Geography
Art
100

What is the name of the place Shinto believers go to pray? 

Shrine

100

Who started Buddhism? 

Buddha

100

Who was just a figurehead? 

Emperor

100

What is an archipelago? 

A group of islands

100

What kind of art is kabuki (Theater, painting, poetry, pottery, etc)?

Theater

200

What is the name for the spirits that the Shinto worship? 

Kami

200

When the Buddha was born, a sage told his father he had two choices for what he could be when he grew up.  What were those two options? 

A great emperor (or king) or a wise religious leader

200

What were the warriors of Japan called? 

Samurai

200

What are two natural disasters that happen in the Ring of Fire? 

Earthquakes, Volcanoes (I will also accept tsunamis) 

200

Why did men do women's roles in kabuki for some time? 

It was illegal in Japan for women to do kabuki theater for awhile. 

300

What is Shintoism focused on? 

Nature

300

What was one thing that the Buddha was not allowed to see as a child? 

Sickness, People getting old, death
300

What was the title of the most powerful person in Japan?

Shogun

300

How many major islands of Japan are there? 

5

300

What is this called? 

A zen garden

400
Name something that could have a kami

Anything in nature has a kami

400

What is the Middle Way? 

The idea that balance brings peace- not too much suffering, not too easy

400

What was the title of the person who controlled the samurai and ruled one area of Japan? 

Daimyo

400

Name one of the countries that is closest to Japan.

China, Russia, North or South Korea, Taiwan

400

How many lines are in a haiku? 

3

500

What do shrines have that show that you are entering a spiritual space and should treat it with respect? 

Torii gate

500
Name one of the 4 Noble Truths

1. Suffering is going to happen in your life

2. Suffering happens when something ends that you were attached to

3. You can avoid suffering by accepting that everything ends

4. Peace comes from following the 8-fold path

500

List the four ranks of the Japanese Feudal System in order from most powerful to least powerful (no emperor)

Shogun, daimyo, samurai, peasants (farmers, artists, merchants)

500

Name one of the islands of Japan

Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Okinawa, Kyushu

500
How many syllables must be in each line of a haiku? 

5 syllables

7 syllables

5 syllables

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