How did the shinto belief system develop in early japan?
a) clans collected shrines to worship their ancestors
b) buddhist ideas developed into shinto beliefs
c) warriors built shrines to remember fallen comrades
d) clans honored powerful natural spirits and gods

The correct answer is D. Clans honored powerful natural spirits and gods

Explanation:

Shinto is the traditional belief system in Japan and focuses on ritual practices that aim at worshipping gods or spirits or essences that can have multiple manifestations and connect the present with the past, including ancestors. The first records of Shinto date to the 8th century as a collection of myths and beliefs that were part of oral traditions along with rituals in a clan-based society in which beliefs and rituals were assimilated and shared between clans. These beliefs were mainly related to worshiping natural forces that were seen as spirits or gods called mono, as well as natural elements common among tribes. Due to this, this Japanese belief system emerged as Clans honored powerful natural spirits and gods.

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