Art history final

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What religion/philosophy most influence the stlye and subject

Daoism

the Chinese interest in landscape painting was most stronly influence by which of the following

Daoist harmony with nature and poetic themes

because it is in the shape of an animal, this monumental artwork is called a(n) ________ mound

Effigy

Korean pottery of the twelfth century was recognized worldwide and highly sought, which of the following is the pottery

celadon ware

which of the following religious/philosophies places the most emphasis on respect for the social order?

confucianism

The sculpture includes three faces. The female face on the right represents the deity's _________ aspect

creative

archaeologist believe that the form of this tower was meant to suggest a ________ a symbol of the kings power

granary

The emperor was able to complete this army of over 6000 sculpture because

his workers relied on molds to quickly create the sculpture

Amaterasu is the goddess of:

the sun

Facial striping is used as an indicator in African societies of which of the following

titled status

the large face depicted in this artwork is a portrait of the ________ a title created by esigle

Queen mother

Which of the following was among the innovative ideas of the Upanishads

belief in an endless round of rebirths

The earlist distinct culture to develop in japan was___

Jomon

who is the deity associated with Ise Shrine?

Amaterasu

A yakshi is the personification for which of the following

Fertility and vegetation

In Japan, leaders were at one point buried in large earthen tombs. the tombs were covered with clay sculptures of many different subjects, including warriors, horses, other animals, and abstract shapes. what are these sculptures called?

Haniwa

Worshipers of which created this colossal sculpture?

Hinduism

When Buddhism arrived in Japan may Japanese abandoned their traditional, nature-oriented religion, called:

Shinto

The broad range of subject matter, such as musicians on camel or Semitic traders, can be found in the ceramic figurative tradition of which of the following

Tang

what architectural feature has been found in nearly all Mesoamerican cultures?

a ballcourt

the presence of Portuguese heads on the Benin belt mask of the queen mother indicates which of the following?

a diplomatic relationship

In Djenne, Mail, the great mosque is built of a traditional African architectural material

adobe

This image depicts Buddha, who can be identified through which of the following iconography symbols

all of the above

In a Buddha triad, how can you visually distinguish the Buddha from the Bodhisattva?

all the above are normally true

based on the evidence of several monoliths found within and near this site, archaeologists believe that the ancient people who lived at this site worshiped...

ancetors

since we have not recovered a historical record for the Teotihuacan, who build this sculpture, we use the names given by the

aztecs

the firural art of which culture is finely modeled with focused attention on naturalistic detail? signs of age or blemishes are also absent, and the sculpture is lifelike, but at the same time idealized

ife

where do the Yoruba legends place their origins

ile-ife

Which of the following materials was most admired by ancient Chinese people because it symbolized the qualities of an ideal person

jade

The standard form for the central mound of tumuli during the Kofun period is which of the following?

keyhole

Esoteric Buddhists would often meditate in front of a cosmic diagram of the universe, called a___

mandara

which of the following is the vehicle used in order to achieve this break through to enlightenment

meditation

Statues of Buddha often hold their hand(s) in symbolic gesture which convey specific meaning to worshipers. These gestures are called:

mudra

The indus valley civilization arose in the region that is now_______

pakistan

the feathered serpent is one guise of which Mesoamerican Mexican deity

quetzalcoatl

which of the following has been proposed as the identity of the giant Olmec heads

rulers

The sculpture portrays the human body in a was that would be very influential in the art that following in its region and many others. what adjective best describes this body type?

sensual

The pillars of Ashoka go deep into the ground, connecting the earth to the sky. It can be said that they form which of the following

the axis of the universe

Why is the head of this sculpture disproportionately large

the emphasis on the head shows the figure's great wisdom

the human-animal representations used by Olmec religious practitioners (like the were-jaguar) are thought to symbolize which of the following

transformations in order to wrest power form supernatural forces

The Ise Shrine is ritually rebuilt every____

twenty years


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