Ap Art history area 8

India gained independence from the British in what year?

1947

By the 19th century the British were the official rulers of India. They brought the industrial revolution and railroads to India. The Victoria Terminus was conceived as which of the following?

A cathedral to modernize

In Japanese sacred architecture, pagodas served as which of the following

A house for reliquaries

Where is the Taj Mahal

Agra, India

The phoenix hall, Byodoin, with its light exterior pillars, elevated wings, and reflective pond, is a physical metaphor for which of the following

Buddha's celestial palace in the pure land

Monumental tombs are not part of either Hindu or Buddhist traditions, but have a long history in structure by maintaining which of the following

Dome-on-a-cube designs

Chinese gardens encourage the viewer to wander and ponder. The viewer was to look with a meditative eye at the arrangements of natural and artificial elements. Which of the following elements would appear in Chinese garden designs

Fantastic rockwork

The Aryan religion centered on sacrifice and ritual enactment. Which of the following would be part of the ritual practice

Fire

How does Fan Kuan reflect the Daoist sensitivity of individuality in Travelers along Mountians and Streams?

Focusing on mountains, minimizing human element

The silk banner discovered in the tomb of the Marquise of Dai depicting dragons, immortal beings, and possibility the Marquise herself is thought to represent which of the following

Great Silla

The emerald buddha is probably carved from.....

Green jade

Which of the following buildings was the focus of the North-South axis of the forbidden city"

Hall of supreme harmony

The great wall of China was constructed as a defense against the nomadic people of the north, in particular the ......

Huns

Which of the following religions was growing as a political and religious force in the 13th century?

Islam

How does Angkor Wat reflect the glory of the king?

It is the largest of the temples and the mountians

Who did Bichitr include in a portrait of Jahangir

James I of England

It can be said that China's neighbors owe an immense debt to china: however which country provided the link between China and Japan

Korea

During the Ming Dynasty, which of the following was considered the most prestigious painting style

Landscape painting

Dry landscape or rock gardens became very popular in Japan during which of the following?

Late Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)

The Hwangnamdong crown with its gold band and uprights, and jade comma-shaped pieces, is thought to symbolize which of the following

Life, supernatural power

The Bayon, a temple in Cambodia with its gigantic faces, is thought to represent which of the following

Lokeshvara, lord of the world

Which of the following Chinese dynasties designed the core of the imperial palace in the Forbidden City?

Ming

The leading philosophy that flourished during the Southern Song period was a blend of traditional Chinese thought and select Buddhist concepts. What was this philosophy called?

Neo-Confucianism

Which of the following was the unifying characteristic of the regional dynasties of South Asia in the third through first centuries BCE

Patronage of Buddhism

Which of the following might suggest the donor's high status from the Yuan Temple vase?

Pheonix, or a gon motif

China is credited with the invention of which of the following?

Porcelain

Kanishka struck coins with images of Buddha, various Hindu deities, greco roman deities, and portraits of himself. Which of the following was the model for these coins

Roman coins

Which of the following is a Buddhist monastery

Sanchi

One of the most important tasks of the Chinese artists was which of the following

Served as an instrument through which nature could reveal itself

Who commisioned the Taj Mahal

Shah Jahan

Korea's golden age occured during which of the following?

Sllia dynasty

Humayun persuaded two persian masters to move to his imperial court and teach which of the following?

The art of painting

The treasures found in this temple serve today as significant holdings in the eight century pan- Asian culture. Many of the sculptures were inspired by the finest Tang Chinese art forms. Which of the following is that temple

Todaiji

The warship of Krishna is most closely linked to which of the following?

Vishnu

Which are of India resolutely resisted Mughal expansion

Vishnu

The small seal discovered at Mohenjo-Daro reveals an interesting iconography. Which of the following depictions from that seal supports the Indian practice of meditation

Yogic posture

During the Kamakura period, there was more frequent and positive contact with China. Which of the following developments was brought to Japan as a result of this contact

Zen Buddhism

The architect of the Taj Mahal achieved a balance between the verticality and horizontality of the structure by maintaining which of the following?

a strict system of proportions

The silla Crown with its uprights interpreted as stylized trees and antler forms has no counterpart in which of the following countries

china

Chinese garden design is akin to...

composing a poem

One explination for the sexually explicit images at Khajuraho relates them to which of the following

fertility

During the 6 dynasties, Buddhism arrived in China. The oldest Chinese Buddhist texts describe Buddha as golden and radiating light. The Shakyamuni Buddha of 6 dynasties in the first precisely datable Chinese Buddhist image. Which of the following is the medium used for this image

gilded bronze

In 552 CE, the ruler of the Korean kingdom was sent a gift to Japan that was to have a profound influence on the culture and the art of the country. Which of the following was that gift?

gilt bronze figure of Buddha

The professional painter for the Ming court served to promote the ideology of the dynasty. Which of the following painting types would support that role?

imperial family portaits

What became a major genre in Japan in the late 19th C.E

muromachi

In addition to his work on the great wall, the Qin ruler Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of china, is remembered as which of the following

numerous bronze vessels buried with him

Which of the following is most characteristic of the paintings of the northern Song artist Fan Kuan?

shifting perspective