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