Deck 17: South and Southeast Asia

Question 1

The Taj Mahal was a _____ for the Mughal emperor's wife.

A) ​palace
B) ​tomb
C) ​temple
D) ​temporary residence

Answer 1

​tomb

Question 2

The Indus cities had very sophisticated _____.

A) pottery production​
B) ​temple builders
C) ​water supply systems
D) ​palace furnishings

Answer 2

​water supply systems

Question 3

Shiva Nataraja represents the god as _____.

A) ​the destroyer
B) ​Lord of the Dance
C) ​Lord of the Beasts
D) ​Lord of the Lights

Answer 3

​Lord of the Dance

Question 4

_____ helped spread Buddhism in India.

A) ​King Ashoka
B) ​Kanishka
C) ​Chandragupta
D) ​Shuunga

Question 5

_____ is one of the first Hindu temples constructed with stone blocks.

A) ​Vishnu temple in Deogarh
B) ​Rajarajeshvara Temple
C) ​Vishvanatha Temple
D) ​Great Temple in Madurai

Question 6

The pose of the figure on the small seal discovered at Mohenjo-daro proves the importance of the practice of _____.

A) ​hunting
B) ​meditation
C) ​ritual sacrifice
D) ​dance

Question 7

_____ are scantily clad goddess figures who are found in art and worshiped throughout India.

A) ​Shiva
B) ​Yakshi
C) ​Sanchi
D) ​Parvati

Question 8

According to the Upanishads, the ultimate goal of a person's life is to end the cycle of life and death by _____.

A) ​merging the self with the force of the universe
B) ​honoring one's ancestors
C) ​sacrificing to the gods
D) ​making a pilgrimage

Question 9

Images of Hindu deities are found in the _____ of temples

A) ​torana
B) ​harmika
C) ​mandala
D) ​garbha griha

Question 10

______ was the most popular form of art under the Mughal emperors of India.

A) ​Miniature painting
B) ​Mosaics
C) ​Monumental sculpture
D) ​Painting in cave temples

Question 11

What types of objects are the most common extant artifacts of the Indus civilization?

A) manuscripts​
B) ​fountains
C) ​mosaic floors
D) ​seals with incised designs

Question 12

What was featured on Ashoka's monolithic columns?

A) The descendants of the king​
B) ​A legal code based on Buddha's law
C) ​The deities
D) ​Wild animals

Question 13

What is a central practice of Hinduism?

A) ​Reciting the Buddha's teachings
B) ​Ritual sacrifice by Brahmin priests
C) ​Asking for protection from ancestors
D) ​Climbing the temple

Question 14

What plan does the Taj Mahal follow?

A) Pietra dura​
B) ​Amalaka
C) ​Char-bagh
D) ​Shikhara

Question 15

The _____ is a monument housing relics of the Buddha.

A) yasti​
B) ​vinana
C) ​stupa
D) ​shikhara

Question 16

The southern type of Indian temples are characterized by _____ over the mandapas.

A) ​flat roofs
B) ​series of arches
C) ​domes
D) ​crenelation

Question 17

In contrast to Theravada Buddhism, the goal of Mahayana Buddhism is _____.

A) ​to revere bodhisattvas
B) ​to repeat every action in the Buddha's life
C) ​enlightenment for royalty
D) ​Buddhahood for all

Question 18

_____ established the Mughal Empire at Delhi.

A) Chola dynasty​
B) ​Kanishka
C) ​Babur
D) ​Muhammad of Ghor

Question 19

Smooth bodies and clinging garments are among the features of which style of Buddha images?

A) ​Bodh Gaya
B) ​Gandaharan
C) ​Classic Gupta style
D) ​Yakshi

Question 20

One of Akbar's most ambitious projects for artists was to illustrate a _____ written by Abul Fazl.

A) ​fairy tale
B) ​history of Buddhism
C) ​history of the Indus civilization
D) ​biography

Question 21

What do pilgrims see as they move around the Buddhist monument at Borobudur?

Question 22

What defines the canonical image of the Buddha?

Question 23

Describe how viewers interacted with sculptures of Hindu deities?

Question 24

How are images of the Buddha distinguishable from priests and bodhisattvas?

Question 25

What features are characteristic of the most important cities of the Indus civilization?

Question 26

The _____ dynasty built some of the largest Hindu temple complexes in India.

A) ​Chalukya
B) ​Chola
C) ​Vakataka
D) ​Nayak

Question 27

What is depicted on the toranas of the Great Stupa, Sanchi?

Question 28

How does the treatment of the Buddha's relics differ from the treatment of relics in the medieval West?

Question 29

What are the differences between Mughal and Rajput painting?

Question 30

How did representations of the Buddha change from the Great Stupa to the image of the meditating Buddha from Sarnath?

Question 31

The _____ period is considered the golden age of Thai art.

A) ​Shakyamuni
B) ​Mughal
C) ​Khmer
D) ​Sukhothai

Question 32

Which important ideas were introduced in the Upanishads?

Question 33

What makes the iconography of this object Buddhist?

Question 34

The purpose of the _____ in Cambodia was to associate the Khmer king with the god Vishnu.

A) ​Taj Mahal
B) ​Borobudur
C) ​Angkor Wat
D) ​Scwedagon pagoda

Question 35

Thailand produced a distinctive way of representing the Buddha showing him ______.

A) ​bathing
B) ​meditating
C) ​walking
D) ​reclining

Question 36

Describe the concept of kingship held by Khmer kings of Cambodia.

Question 37

The Rangood pagoda is famous for its _____.

A) ​metal-and-gem-encrusted surface
B) ​murals of the Buddha
C) ​stupas
D) ​distinctive star shape

Question 38

Similar to Egyptian belief _____ kings of Cambodia claimed to be the earthly portion of the deity during their lifetime.

A) ​Mughal
B) ​Khmer
C) ​Pre-Mugal
D) ​Gupta

Question 39

What commonalities exist between Buddhism and Hinduism?

Question 40

What was a major stylistic influence?

Question 41

Evaluate the style and iconography of Hindu painting. How is it specific to the religious philosophies it represents? How is the iconography used to emphasize the religious doctrines and political environments? Use examples to support your .

Question 42

Compare and contrast the Buddhist monuments of Sri Lanka with those on the island of Java. Which are more dependent on Indian models?

Question 43

Attribute the images on the screen to a culture and give an approximate date. Give the reasons for your attributions, using complete sentences and referring to specific works discussed in class.
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Question 44

What does the episode convey about Akbar's rule?

Question 45

In what ways are Buddhist teachings related to Hindu ideas? How do they relate to the meaning of human existence, and how were those concepts manifested in the visual arts? Use examples to support your .

Question 46

Compare and contrast the Great Stupa at Sanchi to the gopura and Great Temple at Madurai. How are they different? Why is that difference significant?

Question 47

What is the significance of the imagery?

Question 48

Providing examples, describe the differences between southern and northern Hindu temples.

Question 49

What reinforces the impression that this suspended above water?

Question 50

How does the Akbarnama (History of Akbar) represent Mughal India? How does it represent allegory and allusion? Consider the visual devices the artists employed. Also consider the political implications of this work. Use specific examples to support your .

Question 51

Compare and contrast Mughal painting and Buddhist painting. How are they different? How are they similar? How are they specific to the religious philosophies they represent? How is the iconography used to emphasize the religious doctrines and political environments? Use examples to support your .

Question 52

Discuss the representation of the human figure in Hindu architecture. How does it reflect Hindu teachings? How does figural representation change from region to region? Use examples to support your .

Question 53

Describe the different manners of representing the Buddha in India. Providing examples, explain how and why images of the Buddha varied across time and place. What symbolic elements made the Buddha recognizable?

Question 54

How does this image reflect Indian motifs for religious architecture?

Question 55

What do the three faces symbolize?