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When and where did Hinduism and Buddhism originate?
Who are Brahma, Vishnu and Siva? How are they represented in Hindu art?
In the carving The Descent of the Ganges, what do the elephants symbolize? How do we know that the artist
considered nature to be more powerful than humans?
Who are Avaloketisvara and Jizo? How are they usually represented in Buddhist art?
Explain the relationship between Islam, Mohammed and the Koran.
Why are there no sculptures in Islamic mosques?
On what did traditional Chinese and Japanese artists usually paint?
Describe the use of color in Asian paintings.
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ˆ)NDIA
Name several types of art made by the Indus Valley civilization.
What are stupas and harmikas?
Why were the earliest Buddhist sculptures similar to classical Greek sculpture?
How is a temple constructed if it is carved from live rock?
Which era is considered the high point of Buddhist Indian art? Describe the temple art of this period.
Name two structures built by the Pallavas.
Describe the Shore Temple at Mamallapura. What does the bull on this temple represent?
Who was Akbar? What was his great achievement?
Why did the Mughals destroy the Hindu temples and sculptures?
What is the most famous Mughal Indian structure?
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What is the worldʼs oldest continuous civilization?
What is calligraphy? What do music and calligraphy have in common?
Why were over seven thousand life-size clay soldiers and horses buried in China during the Qin dynasty?
Why was the Great Wall of China built?
Explain some of the conventions of Chinese scroll paintings as found in Instructress Writing Down Her
Admonitions for the Benefit of Two Young Ladies.
Why were so many ceramic horse sculptures created during the Tang dynasty?
During which dynasty did Chinese landscape painting reach its high point?
What is the Forbidden City?
How did the Chinese government affect their countryʼs art in the middle of the twentieth century?
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Describe haniwa sculptures.
What are some of the beliefs of the Shinto religion?
What are the oldest wooden structures in the world? How old are they?
Where is the great Dibutsu (Buddha)? Which is taller, your school room or this statue?
What modern cities did the ancient cities of Heian and Edo become?
What is yamato-e painting? On what type of surface were these painted?
How was Kamakura art different from Heian art? What were some of the subjects of Kamakara era
paintings?
What is the Japanese term for the Zen-inspired tea ceremony? Where were the ceramics used in this
ceremony first produced? Which Chinese dynastyʼs art influenced the production of these pieces?
What do Noh, ikebana and tokonoma mean?
What style of painting did the Kano use on the panels in the audience room of the Nijo Castle in Kyoto?
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In what modern country was the Khmer empire located? Why did each Khmer ruler construct a wat?
Describe Borobudor in Java. Why did the Shailendras cover the lower levels of this stupa with dirt ramparts?
List seven countries in Southeast Asia and a type of art created in each area.
How does the Royal Palace in Bangkok combine the architecture of Thailand and the West?
What is an Indonesian batik? How is it made?
Describe the instruments found in an Indonesian gamelon.
"ONUS1UESTION Connect the monument on the left with the appropriate term on the right.
Angkor Wat
Chedis
Borobudor
Buddha
Wat Xieng Thong
Vishnu
Royal Palace, Bangkok
Chapel
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Describe the totemic symbols in the blanket in figure 4–64. What does totemic mean? How has the artist
combined contemporary culture symbols with traditional design in this blanket?
What does the red brown paint on New Guinea wooden ancestral figures symbolize?
How are Melanesian wood carvings different from Polynesian wood sculptures?
What type of unusual art is found on Easter Island?
Where did the art of body tattoo originate?
List some of the animals painted on bark by the Australian aborigines. How did these artists show two views
of an animal at the same time?
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What is an arabesque? Give an example of arabesques in a piece of Islamic art or architecture.
What is a mosque, qibla, minaret and muezzin? How are these related?
Why were animal forms so small in Islamic architecture?
Describe how the art of different cultures is reflected in the Persian Battle of Alexander with the Dragon.
What form of textile art is usually regarded as the pinnacle of Islamic design and craftsmanship?
"ONUS1UESTION Name three continents directly influenced by the religion and nation of Islam.
Islam
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What three types of societies live south of the Sahara Desert in Africa? How is their art alike?
What type of art do the nomadic tribes of the semiarid regions create?
How are masks used in southern Africa?
Of what materials do the NʼGere construct their masks?
For which class of people was the art of the nomadic and agriculture tribes and the kingdoms of Nigeria
created?
Who were the Nok and Ife cultures? What type of art did each group produce?
Measure the head of the Benin flute player. How many heads tall is he? How does this proportion compare
with that of most people?
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What is corbeling? Which civilizations used this building technique and what is its limitation?
What shape were pre-Columbian temples? Describe the temple of Quetzalcoátl. Who was Quetzalcoátl?
Which pre-Columbian culture was renowned for its fine weaving?
List some of the metals used by pre-Columbian sculptors. What did they make with these metals?
What is the oldest Mesoamerican culture? What type of sculptures did they carve?
When was the classical Mesoamerican civilization? Which cultures were important in Mesoamerica during
this classical time?
Which two cultures controlled the lands of Mesoamerican during the post-Classical era? What type of art
did these cultures produce?
What animal was one of the most powerful symbols of Andean art?
For what type of textile art was the Paracas culture most famous?
What techniques did the Mochica potters use to decorate their pots?
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Who were the Anasazi? Describe their dwellings. Why did they build kivas?
Why was the tipi an ideal living structure for the hunters of the American Plains? Name several designs that
were painted on these rawhide tipis.
When and where was the earliest North American pottery made?
Describe the process that Native Americans used to make their pottery partially waterproof.
For what type of pottery was Maria Martinez and her family famous?
What is a petroglyph? What images are found in petroglyphs?
Which craft was practiced first in the Southwest, basketry or textile weaving?
How did European metal-working techniques influence Native American jewelry?
Name three Pacific Northwest Coast Indian tribes. In what medium did they create most of their great art?
What subjects did the Haida carve on their totem poles?
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