Japan

Question 1

Shintoism

Answer 1

Shintō, indigenous religious beliefs and practices of Japan. The word Shintō, which literally means “the way of kami” (generally sacred or divine power, specifically the various gods or deities), came into use in order to distinguish indigenous Japanese beliefs from Buddhism. The religion was based off nature.

Question 2

Kami

Answer 2

Kami are the deities, divinities, spirits, mythological, spiritual, or natural phenomena that are venerated in the Shinto religion.

Question 3

Prince Shotoku

Answer 3

Prince Shotoku (574-622 CE) ruled as regent of Japan from 594 to 622 CE and is one of the most celebrated figures in all of Japanese history. He wrote the constitution of Japan.

Question 4

Confucianism

Answer 4

Confucianism, the way of life propagated by Confucius in the 6th–5th century BCE and followed by the Chinese people for more than two millennia.

Question 5

Shogun

Answer 5

Shogun, in Japanese history, a military ruler. The title was first used during the Heian period, when it was occasionally bestowed on a general after a successful campaign. They were in charge of everybody.

Question 6

Samurai

Answer 6

The Samurai (also Bushi) were a class of warriors that arose in the 10th century in Japan, and which performed military service until the 19th century.

Question 7

Bushido

Answer 7

The strict code of kind that the Samurai live by.

Question 8

Daimyo

Answer 8

The Daimyo is the lord who owns land.

Question 9

Heian Period

Answer 9

A period of peace, art, culture, and the golden age.

Question 10

Aniamasin

Answer 10

Belief that anything has a soul. Such as animals or plants.