Central and West Asia Unit 5

Question 1

Buddha himself is often depicted in what state of being?

Accepted Answer

meditative state with various mudras revealing inner thought

Question 2

We know the Basin by Muhammad ibn al-Zain must have been a special work for the artist because

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he signed the work six times

Question 3

The destruction of religious images that are seen as heresy is known as:

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iconoclasism

Question 4

Helpers called ________________ are usually near the Buddha, sometimes attached to the nimbus

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bodhisattvas

Question 5

Kufic script is found in what Islamic work?

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Folio from the Qur'an

Question 6

The work featured shows the influence of Western art in its use of:

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atmospheric perspective

Question 7

The Courtof Gayumars displays

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. Harmony between man and the landscape

Question 8

This work was built as a rival to which Christian church

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Holy Sepulcher

Question 9

Which trade route connected distant lands culturally and economically?

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Silk Road

Question 10

This work disappeared in the 1960's during China's " cultural revolution".

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Jowo Rinpoche

Question 11

The JowoRinpoche from the Jokhang Temple is unusual in that

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it is thought to have been blessed by the Buddha himself

Question 12

Repetition of geometric designs, demonstrating a Islamic belief: there is unity in multiplicity

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Tessellations

Question 13

Bottom decorated with fish, eels, crabs, frogs and __ later used for _ by French royal family.

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crocodiles/ baptism

Question 14

Which structure is a combination of Greek and Roman traditions

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Treasury, Petra, Jordan

Question 15

This manuscript draws inspiration from an episode in the history of the

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Sassanians

Question 16

What two forms of art are prized examples of Islamic art?

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Carpets and Textiles

Question 17

Kufic script is an Islamic form of writing that is

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angular with the uprights at right angles to the baselines

Questions 17