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From China to Japan
Japanese Religion
Covenants
Jewish History
Hebrew Scriptures
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Brought to Japan from China, greatly aided the growth of literacy in Japan.
What is writing or written script.
100
A religion based on the existence of kami throughout nature?
What is Shintoism?
100
Noah was given this sign by God to remind him of their covenant.
What is a rainbow?
100
The first king of a unified Israel.
Who is Saul?
100
A Greek meaning referring to the first five books of the Hebrew Scriptures.
What is the Pentateuch?
200
The Korean regional power Paekche introduced this philosophy to Japan in 513.
What is Confucianism?
200
The Yamato clan claimed to be descended from this deity.
What is the Sun Goddess?
200
This individual went from being "High Father" to "Father of Many."
Who is Abraham?
200
The Jewish king anointed by Samuel who might have also written many of the Psalms.
Who is David?
200
The division of the Hebrew Scriptures known as the teachings or law.
What is the Torah?
300
This city was built using Chang' an as a model.
What is Nara?
300
The Japanese leader who aided the spread of Buddhism throughout Japan.
Who is Prince Shotoku?
300
Abraham was told that he and his followers must undergo this procedure as a sign of their covenant with Yahweh.
What is circumcision?
300
Built the first Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.
Who is Solomon?
300
The name given to the entirety of Jewish Scriptures based on the three divisions of the scriptures.
What is the Tanakh?
400
Brought by the monk Saicho from China in 9th century B.C.E.
What is Tendai Buddhism?
400
Religion related to the Amida Buddha who ruled over the Western Paradise.
What is Pure Land Buddhism?
400
Moses brought these laws down from Mount Sinai.
What are the Ten Commandments?
400
The Israelite Confederacy was based on this division of the Jewish people.
What are the Twelve Tribes of Israel?
400
A collection of Jewish teachings compiled around 500 C.E.
What is the Babylonian Talmud?
500
One of the primary components of the Taika Reform.
What is the equal field system?
500
A form of Buddhism that relied almost exclusively on the Lotus Sutra.
What is Nichiren Buddhism?
500
The Hebrew term for a prophet given to an individual who often appeared to remind the Jews of their religious obligations.
What is a "nabi", an announcer or proclaimer.
500
Kingdom conquered by the Babylonians in 586 B.C.E.
What is Judah?
500
The part of the Tanakh called "the writings."
What is the Ketuvah?