Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
22 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
In 681 declared himself emperor |
Li Yuan |
|
|
Buddhism attained its height of popularity |
Tang dynasty |
|
|
The Imperial City of Chang’an (near Xi’an) |
The Tang capital |
|
|
Surrounded by a wall twenty-six miles long |
Chang’an |
|
|
A system that allows the length of the building to be extended easily at either end |
Bracketing system |
|
|
Arranged symmetrically, along north-south and east-west axes |
A temple precinct or complex |
|
|
The main feature of a temple complex |
Pagoda |
|
|
A Chinese variation of the Buddhist tower, like the Indian sikhara, but the multi-storied building has projecting eaves at each level |
Pagoda |
|
|
Important development in ceramics during the Tang |
Celadon (gray-green) glaze |
|
|
Landscape as a subject for painting had its origins during this time |
Five dynasties and ten kingdoms |
|
|
In the 10th century, a powerful leadership was re-established by |
Zhao Kuang-yin |
|
|
The Chinese counterpart of Zen |
Chan |
|
|
Painted Travelers amid Mountains and Streams |
Fan Kuan |
|
|
The high point of Chinese ceramics |
Song dynasty |
|
|
A mix of traditional Chinese thought and Buddhist concepts, became the leading philosophy in Southern Song |
Neo-Confucianism |
|
|
The use of negative space or voids were to balance solid shapes. This can be seen easily in the work of |
Ma Yuan |
|
|
The Qing leaders allowed Western trading companies to establish factories at |
Canton (Guangzhou) |
|
|
The Ming leaders lost control of China when they invited a group of northerners to quell a tide of unrest |
Manzhous or Manchus |
|
|
Two styles dominate Qing painting |
A conservative style based on the painting of Ming scholars, especially Dong Qichang; and an original style, which is more individualistic than previously seen |
|
|
One of several European people in the Qing court |
Lang Shi’ning, Guiseppe Castiglione |
|
|
The largest building in the Forbidden City |
Taihe Dian |
|
|
Emperor, who was responsible for maintaining harmony on earth |
Son of Heaven |
