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Shinto

World Religions

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Shintoism is the native religion of what country? Japan
Founder of Shintoism? no founder
The central characteristics ofthe Japanese flag are what? - White background= purity - Red circle= sun/Amaterasu  
In what century did the Japanese emperor declare he was not divine? 20th AD
T/F Japanese funerals are held at Shinto shrines. false
  What is the name of the chief Shinto deity? Amaterasu
  Is the chief Shinto deity a: Sun god? Sun goddess? Moon god? Moon goddess? sun goddess
T/F According to Japanese mythology Japan is located at the center of the world. true
T/F Shinto festivals are very calm, solemn, quiet events. false
The red sun on the Japanese flag represents what? Amaterasu
What country is known as The Land of the Rising Sun? Japan
T/F Historically Shintoism included emperor worship. true
T/F Shinto shrines represent pure spaces in an impure world. true
Which of these words are most characteristic of Shintoism: - suffering/compassion? - Wisdom/compassion? - Purity/Celebration? - Purity/Celebration?
  T/F Shintoists may also be Confucian, Buddhist at the same time. true
  In what country is Mount Fuji-yama located? japan
What is the highest mountain in Japan and considered an especially sacred place? Mount Fuji- yama
Name of WW II Japanese pilots who flew suicide missions. Kamikaze
Title of the Emperor of Japan. - Divine Mikado
Japanese wrestlers whose sport represents the fight between good and evil. Sumo
Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. (2) - Hara kiri - Seppuku
Japanese rice wine. Sake
  Japanese knights. Samurai
Shinto gods/spirits are called this. Kami
Japanese art growing miniature trees. Bonsai
Woman’s robed dress Kimono
T/F Shintoism has a strong separation between religion and politics false
T/F Shintos believe after death, the human soul becomes a kami true
T/F For Shintos, nature is more than an aesthetic (beauty) experience; it is religious true
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