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Slide 1 Shintoism “The heart of the person before you is a mirror. See there your own form”. - A Shinto Saying Slide 2 Shinto ("the way of the gods") is the…

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Slide 1 Shinto Slide 2 Japanese Archipelago Even the creation of the islands is explained through sacred Shinto beliefs. Slide 3 Meaning of Shinto Shinto comes from the Chinese…

Slide 1 Japan WHS 7.5 We will learn to analyze the geographic, political, economic, religious, and social structures of the civilizations of Medieval Japan Slide 2 Slide…

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