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#AP Art History - Japan # AP Exam content area 8

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1
Symbolic of....
Amida's Paradise
Upside-down world
The floating world
Complexity mirrored in simplicity
2
Why was Todai-ji build?
As a monastery for monk training
For only religious ceremonies
As a site for monuments
As a pilgrimage site
3
This is the largest metal statue of Buddha in the world and represents
Gandhara Buddha
Mathuran Buddha
Sakyamuni Buddha
Vairocana Buddha
4
The Great Buddha at Todai-ji was probably influenced by
Afganistan
India
Tibet
China
5
Identify the makers of these statues
Rimpa school of sculpture
Geta Ova Hera school of sculpture
Kuma Hera Nowah school of sculpture
Kei school of sculpture
6
This was the result of a global Mongal empire and interaction of China and Iran
Bamiyan Buda
Dancing Shiva
David Vases
Longmen Caves
7
In Zen rock gardens, white gravel often symbolizes these elements
Mountains, waves, boats
Waterfalls, rivers, creeks, or sea
Islands, shores, bridges
Cliffs, mountains, or valleys
8
The David Vases were made for
An emperor
An alter in the Chinese Taoist temple
Export to Europe because Asian art was greatly prized
Practical use in a Chinese home
9
All the following are associated with this structure except
sacred movement through circumambulation
communal and personal veneration to Shiva
symbolizing the three worlds of Buddhist cosmology
representing the mythical Mount Meru