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Islam
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religion that begin in Arabian peninsula in 7th century
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Muslim
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those who practice Islam
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mosque
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place of worship for muslimsq
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calligraphy
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beautiful writing
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minaret
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pointed towers of Islamic architecture used to announce prayer time
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mihrab
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niche used in mosques to show which direction Mecca is
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arabesque
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elaborate, intricate designs of Islamic art
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Indus civilization
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now died out, found in an archeological dig, were literate but no translation, created major cities along Indus river
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samsara
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reincarnation, cycle of souls, every animate being has a soul
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nirvana
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ultimate exultation of soul, becoming one with universal soul
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Buddha
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enlightened one, thought to achieve nirvana
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bodhisattva
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hard to achieve nirvana, deliberately delayed nirvana to help others achieve nirvana, devine being
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Ashoka
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great general, converted India to Buddhism, made great columns marking holy places around India
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mudra
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in buddhist and Hindo iconography, stylized and symbolic hand gesture
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stupa
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large mound shaped Buddhist shrine
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chaitya hall
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an Indian rock-cut temple hall having a votice stupa at one end
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mandala
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acred diagram of the universe
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Gandhara
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region in eastern Afghanistan and north-west Pakistan centered on the Swat River (see Udyana) and Kabul River, tributaries of the Indus River. Its primary cities were Peshawar and Taxila.
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Guptan dynasty
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empire in nort central India, Pataliputra as capital, best emporer chandragupta, great patrons of art and literature
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Ajanta
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caves built here, carved out of mountainside, lots of buddha imagery found here, northeast of bombay, site of small buddhist monastery
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shiva
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Hindu god called the Destroyer. Shiva is the third member of the triad
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Vishnu
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preserver of the world, frequently shown with four arms, and he holds the discus, mace, conchshell, and lotus, lies asleep at ocean floor
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Shiva Nataraja
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means lord of the dance, portable bronze figure, when hindus worship it, they dress it ,cover it with jewels, and flowers, treat the figure as a living being
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Mughal empire
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muslim prince defeated last of Ghorid sultans and delcared himself ruler, 16th century
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Khmer dynasty
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dynasty of Cambodia, had control of much of souteast asia
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jade
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rock of far east, magic by ancient chinese, very hard
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handscroll
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long horizontal painting seen by view piece by piece
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pagoda
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tower shaped stupa
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Tang dynasty
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peak of prosperity and power, reunited under centralized government 7th to 9th century
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Song dynasty
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during the late middle ages
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Chan Buddhism
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or Zen in Japan, emphasizes eccentric, unexpected as a means towards enlightenment, no bottisatva, fooled into thinking physical world is real
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porcelain
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important in Song dynasty
clay with particular mineral concentration, becomes like glass |
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literati
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elite of Chinese literature and culture, very intelligent, refused to have anything with foriegn control, calligraphy very important
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dong qichang
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wrote theroy of chinse art important literati
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laquer
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application of many coats of sap from laq tree
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Jomon pottery
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twisted and wave like, has holes, prehistoric
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Haniwa figure
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sculpted fired pottery cylinders, modeled in human, animal, or other forms and placed around early japanese burial mounds
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Dome of the Rock
Islamic Jerusalem 7th |
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Prayer Hall of the Great Mosque
Islamic Cordoba, Spain 8-10th c |
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Dome over Mihrab of Great Mosque
Islamic Cordoba, Spain 10th c |
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Mosque of Selim II
sinan Islamic Edirne, Turkey 16th |
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Lion capital of Ashoka
Indian Buddhist 3rd bc |
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The Great Stupa
indian buddhist Sanchi, india 1st |
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Buddha Preaching the FIrst Sermon
Indian Buddhist 5th |
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Visvanatha Temple
Indian Hindu Kjajuraho, India 11th |
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Great Stupa of Borobudur
Buddhist Java 9th |
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Angkor Wat
Khmer Hindu Cambodia 12th |
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Taj Mahal
Indian Islamic Agra, India 17th |
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Walking Buddha
Thai buddhist 14th century |
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Army of First Emperor of Qin
Chinese Xian 3rd Bc |
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Buddha and Attendants
Chinese Longmen 7th |
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travellers among mountains and streams
fan kuan chinese 11th |
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Forbidden city
Chinese Beijing 15th |
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Ise Shrine
Japanese Ise unknown to 20th |
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Horyu-ji, Kondo
Japanese Nara 7th |
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shaka Triat at Horyu-ji
Tori Busshi Japanese Nara 7th |
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Great Buddha Hall, Todai-ji
japanese Nara 8th |
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landscape
Sesshu Japanese 15th |
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White and Red Plum Blossoms
Korin Japanese 18th |
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The Great Wave
Hokusai Japanese 19th |
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