Question

japan
written japanese language: at first, the japanese language was only __________, so japan was really disorganized and chaotic. in order to start writing their language down, japan borrowed the __________________ from __________.
prince shotoku: prince shotoku created a __________ (a written government document) to help organize the japanese laws and government. in the ________, he included ________ and ________ ideas (like the ________ from confucianism). he practiced the religion of __________.
japanese culture: __________ + ________ = __________
shintoism: shintoism is the ____________ religion of japan (which means it’s native to/ from japan).
word bank: constitution, china, constitution, china, social hierarchy, indigenous, korea, buddhism, korean, chinese, oral, japanese culture, chinese writing system

Explanation:

This problem is about the history of the Japanese written language and related cultural aspects. The subfield under Arts that best applies is Linguistics (since it deals with language systems, borrowing of writing systems, etc.) and also History (as it involves historical development of Japan's language and culture). But focusing on the language aspect, Linguistics is key. For the fill - ins:

1. For "Written Japanese Language" section: Initially, Japanese was only oral (as there was no written form yet). To write their language, they borrowed the Chinese writing system from China.
2. For "Prince Shotoku" section: He created a Constitution (a written government document). In the Constitution, he included Chinese and Korean ideas (like social hierarchy from Confucianism). He practiced Buddhism.
3. For "Japanese Culture" section: Japanese culture is a mix, so it's Japanese culture = (native Japanese elements)+(influences like Chinese/Korean), but from the word bank, it should be Japanese culture = (Japanese native) + (Chinese/Korean influences), but with the word bank, it's Japanese culture = (let's see the word bank, the formula - like part: probably Japanese culture = (oral/indigenous Japanese) + (Chinese/Korean influences), but with the given word bank, the equation is Japanese culture = (Japanese elements) + (Chinese/Korean elements), and the word bank has "Japanese culture" as a result, so likely Japanese culture = (oral/indigenous) + (Chinese/Korean) but with the word bank words, it's Japanese culture = (oral Japanese) + (Chinese writing system and other Chinese/Korean elements)? Wait, the word bank has "Japanese culture" as a term, and the equation is _ + _ = Japanese culture. So probably native Japanese (oral) + Chinese/Korean influences (like Chinese writing system, Confucian ideas, Buddhism) = Japanese culture.
4. For "Shintoism" section: Shintoism is the indigenous religion of Japan (as "indigenous" means native to a place).

Answer:

Written Japanese Language

• First blank: oral
• Second blank: Chinese writing system
• Third blank: China

Prince Shotoku

• First blank: Constitution
• Second blank: Constitution
• Third blank: Chinese
• Fourth blank: Korean
• Fifth blank: social hierarchy
• Sixth blank: Buddhism

Japanese Culture

• First blank: oral (or indigenous Japanese elements, but from word bank "oral" fits)
• Second blank: Chinese (or Chinese/Korean influences, "Chinese" from word bank)
• Third blank: Japanese culture

Shintoism

• Blank: indigenous