Japan
Five Pillars Islam
Locations, Groups and Culture
Japanese Culture
Important People/Places
100

Religion based on nature worship that started in Japan

Shintoism 

100

Pillar 1 of 5

Profession of faith- There is only one God (Allah.)

100

Where did Islam start?

Mecca, Saudi Arabia

100

Holy text read by people who practice Shintoism 


No text 

100

This place is the holiest site in Islam.

Mecca

200

The belief that everything in nature has a spirit 

Animism 

200

Pillar 2 of 5

Pray 5 times a day- Facing Mecca

200

Holy Text read by Muslims 

The Quran 

200

The code that Japanese Warriors had to take 

Bushido 

200

The founder of Islam.

Muhammad

300

The Golden Age of Japan for art, literature, fashion, etc. 

The Heian Period 

300

3 of 5

Give Alms to the poor and needy

300

People who follow Islam

Muslims

300

This gate separates the outside world from the spirit world in Shintoism. 

The Torii 

300

Places that Muslims worship Allah.

Mosque

400

He wrote the constitution of Japan 

Prince Shotoku 

400

4 of 5 

Fast during Ramadan

400

Language that most people in Arabia speak.

Arabic 

400

Member of the warrior class 

Samurai 

400
Ruler who defeated the Byzantine Empire

Mehmed II

500

Military leader who controlled Japan after the Heian Period  

The Shogun 

500

5 of 5

HaJJ- Pilgrimage to Mecca 

500

Popular exports from Arabia

Spices, textiles, carpets/rugs 

500

First novel written in Japan 

The Tale of Gengi

500

Empire that took over the Byzantine Empire 

The Ottoman Empire