Getlein's "Living with Art" Chapters 18-20

Iwan

Was adopted by Persian architects in the design of mosques to mark the entry to a reception hall in royal palaces

Monumental sculptures of Easter Island

Were carved from volcanic stone in the island's mountains

The Qur'an

What is the name of the holy book of Islam?

North America

Where the Lakota live

The Han Dynasty

Which dynasty saw the rise of Confucianism and Daoism?

Calligraphy

Became the most highly regarded art in the Islamic world because of its connection with the act of prayer

Advanced Writing System Astronomy Biology Mathematical concept of zero

Acknowledged as accomplishments of the Mayan culture

Anasazi

A kiva is a large, underground ceremonial chamber of these people

Kush

A ram's head was used as a symbol of a sun god in the cultures of both Egypt and

Practiced breathing exercises

A small Indus sculpture of a torso exhibits a "relaxed abdomen." Some scholars interpret this to indicated that the Indus people

Daoism

Concerned with bringing human life into harmony with nature

Tumbaga pendant

Depicts a ruler, birds unfold like wings on either side of his head, representing spirit alter egos that give access to the other world

Hinduism Buddhism

Have a belief in the cyclical nature of time

The breaking of the vessel of the the human body in death

Many Mimbres ceramics recovered from graves have been shattered or pierced to represent

It was made of perishable material, such as wood

Much of the artwork from Africa is lost to us because

Decorative Script Geometric Patterns Stylized Plant Forms

Name the elements that became important in Islamic art as a result of doctrine forbidding images of animate beings in religious contexts.

Olmec

One Mesoamerican culture often called the "mother culture" because it seemed to have institutionalized the features that mark later civilizations in the region

Qin emperor, Shihuangdi

Ordered the crafting of a huge terra-cotta army

Zen Buddhism

Personal enlightenment through meditation

India to China to Japan

The spread of Buddhism followed a path from

Lost-wax casting

The tairona ornament made of tumbaga was fashioned using this technique

The Taj Mahal

The widespread influence of Persian architectural style can be found in