Chapter 10: Art – Flashcards
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The act of focusing thoughs on a single object or idea
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Meditation
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Small round burial shrine erected over a grave site to hold relics of the Buddha
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Stupa
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3 technologies or building/craft materials used by the Harappans of the Indus Valley
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Bronze, copper, fired bricks
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How was the Lomas Rishi Cave used? How was its exterior decorated?
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A place for meditation, carved to look like wooden structures of that time
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What is the primary purpose of Hindu temples?
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To serve as a residence for the gods
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What two religions originated in India?
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Buddhism and Hinduism
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Name three main Hindu gods and tell what primary process each represents
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Brahma- creator Vishnu- Preserver Shiva- destroyer
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What does the wheel symbolize in Buddhist art?
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The circle of life
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Those who have chosen to postpone their death
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Bodhisattva
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A long roll of silk
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Scroll
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A fine grained, high quality form of china
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Porcelain
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The point at which receding parallel lines seem to converge off in the distance
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Vanishing point
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How did Chinese artists make use of meditation?
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It enabled them to recognize the beauty of nature
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What was the primary interest and major accomplishment of Chinese painting?
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Landscape and Nature
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How is a scroll painting used?
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They were rolled up and put on a shelf for later quiet reflection (hand srolls)
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Name the element of art that was considered one of the chief measures of excellence in Chinese painting
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The use of line
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First Chinese painter
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Lei
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During which dynasty did China reach its peak of power and influence
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Tang Dynasty
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Which Chinese dynasty was flourishing at the same time as the Roman Empire?
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Han
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How does a landscape painted on a Chinese scroll differ from a painting on the same subject done in the west?
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On a hand scroll, the viewer is intended to view only a few inches at a time so the view is constantly changing
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Tower several stories high with roofs slightly curved upward at the edges
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Pagoda
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Painting in the Japanese manor
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Yamato-e
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Pictures of the passing workd
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Ukiyo-e
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Transferring and cutting pictures into woodblocks, inking the surface of the blocks and printing them
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Woodblock printing
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How did the Buddhist religion reach Japan
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Korea sent a gilt bronze figure of the Buddha, writings and missionaries
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What did a Japanese temple look like? From what material was it made and why?
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Built on a stone base with wooden posts and rafters carefully fitted together in joints; to survive frequent earthquakes and violent storms
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What period in Japanese art was considered the golden age and why?
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The Heian period; numerous temples and monasteries were built and members of the royal court and heads of great families commissioned painters to create art
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What led to the development of the Ukiyyo-e style of art?
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The middle class demanded artworks that showed the life of the people rendered in new technologies
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What prompted the development of woodblock printing in Japan
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Artists searched for other ways to satisfy the increased demand of art
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Would Yamato-e painting, during the Kamakura period, be considered a more symbolic or more realistic style of painting
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Symbolic
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How might the great waves at Kangawa have differed had it have been a painting
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More depth would be present in a painting
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What Japanese invention helped to satisfy the increased demand for art among the middle class?
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Woodblock printing
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The first compasses were made out of what type of stones?
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Loadstones
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Compasses were called what?
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Southpointers
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What is calligraphy?
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The art of writing
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Name the process which uses wax to block dye from certain areas of fabric
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Batik
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Why didn't the invention of movable type have the affect of China that it did in the western world?
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They had many more symbols in China
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The first woodblock prints were for what purpose?
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Religious
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Name 4 Chinese inventions
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-compass -paper -gunpowder -woodblock printing -origami
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The word Buddhism comes from what word and what does it mean?
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Buddha means to awaken
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The love of wisdom
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Philosophy
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How did Buddhism change the image making in ancient China?
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The subject matter changed from people to nature and landscapes
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What are the main differences between a hand scroll and a hanging scroll?
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A hanging scroll is to be hung on a wall and enjoyed. A hand scroll is meant to be view only a few inches at a time
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The great was begun in which year and by whom?
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220 by emperor Qin
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Which dynasty was the lay to contribute to the making of the Great Wall
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Ming
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What is the key factor to keep in mind when painting a woodcut?
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Everything is reversed
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What was Buddhas birth name?
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Siddhartha Gotama
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Which Chinese dynasty is the most famous for its porcelain?
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Ming dynasty
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Where is the forbidden city located?
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Beijing
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The last dynasty in China ended in what year?
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1911
