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Early Spring

A manifestation of Neo-Confucian and Daoist ideology, ______ contains three types of trees which are used as metaphors for different types of people.

Where were all of the extra E.T The Extra Terrestrial cartridges buried?

Alamogordo, NM

Eight-Fold Path

Buddha taught that enlightenment was attainable to anyone who believed the Four Noble Truths and followed___

Silla kingdom

Cheonmachong's grave goods speak to the wealth and power of the ______.

True

China is made up of more than fifty different ethnic groups who understand the same character-based written language, which has served to unite the country into a single civilization and continuous culture for the last 9,000 years.

True

Confucianism and Daoism are complementary philosophies of thought, with one governing human relationships and the other the individual's spiritual relationship with nature.

Which of these games used a laserdisc:

Dragons Lair

Ttue

During his reign, Qin Shi Huang created an imperial state unified by highly structured political power, a stable economy, and a large military. His centralized government sought to minimize the role of aristocrats and landowners and administer direct control over the peasantry, who comprised the overwhelming majority of the population, but he is most famous for his mortuary compound.

true

During the 18th century, humorous genre scenes were popular with Korea's growing middle class.

chaitya halls

During the Gupta period____ were carved into the caves of the Ajanta Mountains

Tang

During the ____, Dunhuang became a main hub of the Silk Road and a major religious center that featured grottoes with monumental statues of the Buddha.

Qing

During the _____, Jesuit missionaries and artists from Europe traveled to China and introduced High Renaissance and Baroque art styles to the imperial court.

pine tree

During the tumultuous Five Dynasties, recluse scholars who fled to the mountains saw the _______ as representative of the virtuous man.

Which of these was not listed in the module as a factor leading to the video game crash in north america?

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial-

hajj

Every Muslim is instructed to make a pilgrimage, ______ (the 5th Pillar of Islam), and only Muslims can enter Mecca.

In the 6th c. CE Buddhism and calligraphy were introduced to Korea from China.

False (4th cen)

Sikhism

Four religions - Hindu, Buddhist, Jainism and ____ originated in South Asia

_______ is one of Japan's most famous temples and its pagoda is one of the oldest wooden buildings in the world.

Horyu-ji

The Super Mario Movie announced to be in the works in 2018 is being made by:

Illumination Entertainment

Nangnang

In 100 BCE the Han Dynasty established _____, which became a center of Chinese pottery, bronze sculpture, and metalworking.

Kublai Khan

In 1215 _____ took control of China and Korea.

Haggia Sofia

In 1453, the Ottoman Turks under Sultan Mehmed II conquered Constantinople and converted the _______ into a mosque.

mountains

In Chinese cosmology _____ are associated with power, because they are the place where the earth and sky meet.

Brahman

In Hinduism, there are thousands of gods, but one true God, ____ who is the ultimate and absolute god.

True

In the early second millennium, while Europe was still in the Dark Ages, China was the most technologically advanced society in the world.

Muhammad

Islam began with the prophet _____ in the 7th century.

Much of what we associate with Western modernism, particularly Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting, owes a great debt to _______.

Japanese woodblock printing

_____ means "cord markings" and the period is named for this characteristic pottery.

Jomon

During the ______ Five Grand Palaces were built.

Joseon dynasty

four-iwan

Mosque can be built following a variety of plans including, including the _______ plan, used at the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan.

Song

Most Buddhist doctrines (judged to be non-Chinese) were largely purged during the ______, and the native Chinese philosophies of Confucianism and Taoism saw a resurgence.

true

Most of the carvings at the Longmen site date between the end of the 5th century and the middle of the 8th century.

The Foundation Stone

Muhammad ascended to the presence of Allah on his Night Journey from

The early game Spacewar! was first played on this type of computer.

PDP-1

During the Kamakura period (1185-1333), proselytizing, mendicant monks spread the teachings of _________ throughout Japan.

Pure Land Buddhism

Tang; Song

Scholars often refer to the _____ and ______ dynasties as the "medieval" period of China.

Kukai (774-835), a monk who is known posthumously as Kobo Daishi, brought ______, an esoteric sect of Buddhism that emphasizes ritual and meditation to Japan from China.

Shingon

While the Movie The Wizard contained many Nintendo Games and products. The movie seemed like an elaborate ad for the Power Glove and what major new Nintendo Release?

Super Mario Bros 3

Written by a noblewoman, ______ is the world's first novel.

Tale of Genji

_____ emphasizes the attainment of enlightenment through bodily practices such as visualization, meditation, chanting mantras, and making ritual gestures

Tendai

Medina

The 2nd holiest city for Muslims. This is where Muhammad fled.

Emperor Xuan Wu

The Central Binyang Cave, started in 508 C.E., was commissioned by __________ in memory of his father.

Ming

The Forbidden City was built during the _____ Dynasty.

Spain

The Great Mosque of Cordoba is one of the oldest Islamic structures in _____.

True

The Mandate of Heaven, which originated with the Zhou, legitimates the emperor's right to rule as the tian, or Son of Heaven.

Tongdosa

The Three Jewel Temples of Korea are: _____, Haeinsa, and Songgwangsa.

Tang; Song

The ____ and ____ dynasties represent an apex of Chinese civilization.

Eternal Shiva

The ____ is depicted with three heads facing in different directions

Gupta Period

The ____ is referred to as the Golden Age of India

imam; minbar

The ______ reads from the Qur'an and interprets the ayahs from the _____.

Seokgatap Pagoda

The ______, a traditional Korean-style pagoda, symbolizes the Three Jewels of Buddhism, the Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha.

Joseon Dynasty

The _______ remained in power for 518 years until Japan annexed Korea in 1910.

Pakistan

The earliest civilizations of South Asia developed in 3,000 BCE in the Indus River Valley in present day ____

Haeinsa Temple

The main hall of ______ is dedicated to the Vairocana Buddha.

Buddha, Dharma, Sangha

Three Jewels of Buddhism are ____, ___, and ____.

Which game was 3d

Tron

During the Han, jade funerary suits, which were believed to have protective powers, were used in the burial of high ranking nobles. They were sewn with gold, silver, or bronze wire according to the rank of the deceased.

True

True

Under Silla rule Buddhism grew and a number of impressive Buddhist temples were built.

Kublai Khan

Under _______, the Mongols conquered China and declared the Yuan dynasty.

VCS stands for:

Video Computer System

Hot sauce

What type of company does Billy Mitchell own?

True

When the Japanese invaded Korea they made a concentrated effort to suppress indigenous Korean art and destroyed paintings, closed art schools, and forced artists to paint in a Japanese style.

Mecca

Where Muhammad received his revelations and the spiritual center of Islam.

Where were Japanese dry gardens commonly found?

Zen monasteries

writing

___ is especially valued in China because it crosses linguistic and historical barriers and makes it possible for all Chinese to share religious, philosophical, and artistic traditions.

Elephanta

____ features a 16,000 square rock cut temple containing a sculpture of Shiva's phallus.

Borodular

____ is a famous Buddhist temple on the Island of Java

Jainism

____ is an ascetic tradition that focuses on perfecting one's own jiva or soul

Dharma chakra

____ or the Wheel of Law is an eight-spoked wheel that represents the Buddhist's teachings in the 8-fold path.

Yakshi

____ represents the abundance of nature and the goodwill of hte gods

Ashoka

____ united the Indian subcontinent / declared Buddhism the state religion of India, and built numerous monuments to the Buddha.

Chan

_____ emphasizes meditation as a direct way of gaining insight and experiencing enlightenment.

iwan

_____ is a large vaulted hall, walled on three sides with a large opening arch.

bodhisattva

_____ is an enlightened being who postpones nirvana in order to help others achieve enlightenment

Cheomseongdae

_____ is the oldest surviving observatory in the world.

Shiites

______ believe that Muhammad appointed his son-in-law and cousin Ali as his successor.

ablaq masonry

______ features alternating rows of light and dark stone.

Qasr 'Amra

______ is notable for its frescoes depicting hunting scenes, kings, women, and the zodiac.

ablution

______ means ritual washing.

qibla; mihrab; minbar

______, or the direction of Mecca, is marked by the ____ and _____.

Jeong Seon

_______ excelled at jingyeong sansu.

Bulguksa

_______, built in 751 during the reign of King Gyeongdeok (reigned 742-765), is a Buddhist temple complex on the slopes of Mount Tohasan.

Gongsanseong Fortress

_______is a mountain castle established by the Baekje King Goi in 234.

What significantly influenced the design and location of Himeji castle in Hyogo?

an influx of European firearms

Samurai, the military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan, followed a set of rules called _____.

bushido

What distinctive feature of the Kofun period is the basis for its name?

huge, key-hole shaped tombs

Dome of the Rock

important site for Muslims, Christians, and Jews.

Following Neo-Confucianist philosophy, the shogunate officially divided society into four classes: samurai, farmers, artisans, and ______.

merchants

kami

natural deities associated with Shinto

Brahmins

priests / highest varna

Although Zen was popular with the samurai, ______ was favored among the farmers, artisans, and merchants.

pure land buddhism

Ganesha

remover of obstacles

an axis mundi

the Great Stupa at Sanchi is a giant reliquary that operates as _____ which connects heaven and earth

In 552 the Baekje king sent a bronze statue of the Buddha to Emperor Kimmei, the ruler of Japan, and Buddhism, which offered a hierarchical structure and a happy afterlife to believers, was adopted as the national religion of Japan.

true

Shinto focuses on ritual practices that reinforce respect for nature and the ancestors, as well as the relationship between present-day Japan and its ancient past.

true

The Japanese developed pottery before agriculture, which is unusual, and archaeologists have found pot sherds dating to 10,000 years ago.

true

The Tokugawa military government achieved unparalleled control over the country, lasting more than 260 years, from 1600 to 1868, by exerting exceptional social control over the population.

true

The many island cultures within the Polynesian Triangle share a similar language, religion, social organization, myths, and material culture.

true

The samurai in Japan were members of

warrior class

_____, a type of samurai armor, was worn by samurai archers on horseback. It was made of iron, leather, and silk, making it both durable and flexible.

yoroi