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24 Cards in this Set
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Region 1 |
South Asia -Indus Valley -Vedic Period -Post Gupta Period -Maurya Period -Shunga Period |
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Region 2 |
Southeast Asia |
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Region 3 |
China -Zhou dynasty -Qin Dynasty -Han Dynasty -Six Dynasty -Tang Dynasty -Song Dynasty |
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Region 4 |
Korea |
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Region 5 |
Japan |
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Region 6 |
Mesoamerica |
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Four major world religions |
Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Christianity |
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Mohenjo Daro |
-City -Brick work and stone -Find small areas for living but no larger palace complex. -No evidence of a ruler, no clear temple structures -water management (what walls were used for) -Large water tank |
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Stamp Seals |
-Press into clay -Writing -Never been translated |
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Axis Mundi |
The axis of the world -Energy of the universe is spinning around it |
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Garbhagriha |
Where the statue is |
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Stupa |
Dome (Anda): no interior space, no patterns Umbrellas (Chattras): looks like a tree Buddha would be placed at the heart Mast (Axis Mundi): circle created to follow Toranas: story telling sculptures, yakshi figure |
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Ushnishs |
-Top knot of hair = window -acts like a crown to show royal heritage |
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Urna |
Bump between eyebrows acting as a third eye =insight |
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Mudra |
Hand symbols |
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Chakra |
Wheels on bottom of feet (?) |
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Harihara God |
Fusion of Vishnu and Shiva (one God) |
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Khmer Empire |
Most important empire |
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Jade |
word that can relate to many different kinds of stone -most highly priced material -higher than gold -rare -dense and hard to work -easy to fracture -relates to royalty |
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Three major northern chinese dynasties |
Xia, Shang, Zhou |
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Four Social categories in china |
Shi/Literati, Peasants, Artisans, Merchants |
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Shi- Literati |
-people had so much money they created art for fun not for money -don't get born into it - need to take an exam |
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Artisans |
-Craftsmen or commercial artist (created art for money) |
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Silk |
-woven and painted -Sild road - trade route (italy to china) |
