Study Guide Test 1

Front 1

- Where was this made? (What country)

- What period does this work belong to?

- What is the name of the culture that produced this? ( The Painted Pottery a.k.a. the ___________ Culture)

- What major river valley was the home to this early culture?

Back 1

- Banpo, Shaanxi, China.

- Neolithic Period

- Yangshao Culture.

- Wei River

Front 2

- How was it made?

- What are some of the designs found on bowls like this?

- Which is older, this bowl, or the GU BEAKER in image 11? How do we know?

Back 2

- Hand-built

- Geometric motifs, Aquatic Life, Fishing net

- The black pottery of the Longshan remains lie above, and hence are later than, artifacts of the Yangshao Painted Pottery culture.

Front 3

What is this________________?

Back 3

- Bowl

Front 4

What is this_______________?

Back 4

- GU BEAKER

Front 5

- Where was this made? (what country)

- What period does this work belong to?

- What is the name of the culture that produced this? (The Black Pottery a.k.a. the ____________culture)

Back 5

- China

- Neolithic Period

- Longshan Culture

Front 6

- What major river valley was the home to this early culture?

- What is this beaker made of?

- How was it made?

Back 6

- Yellow River

- Dark clay

- Pottery Wheel

Front 7

What is This_________________?

Back 7

- Cong Prism

Front 8

- Where was this made? (What Country)

- What period does this work belong to?

- What is this object made of?

- Describe the form of this object? What is the shape of its perimeter? and of its interior?

Back 8

- China

- Liangzhu Culture

- Jade

- Rectangular prisms, with cylindrical inner surfaces.

Front 9

- What is the size of this object?

- What techniques were needed to make this?

- What is so impressive about cong like this one?

Back 9

- 7.2 cm

- Advanced incising, grinding technique. and patience

- Was created in one of the hardest stones.

Front 10

What is This________________?

Back 10

- Vessel

Front 11

- Where was this made? (What Country)

- What period does this work belong to?

- What is this object made of?

- How was it made?

Back 11

- Japan

- Middle Jomon Period

- Earthenware

- Hand-Built, Low-Fired, Cord Wrapping.

Front 12

What is this____________________?

Back 12

- Royal Tomb

Front 13

- Where was the made? (What country)

- What culture was this produced by?

- What written records remain from this culture? Describe them.

- Who did this tomb belong to?

- What was found in this tomb?

Back 13

- China

- Shang Dynasty

- Oracle Bones

- Wu Ding

- Royal corpse, utensils, and implements buried with her

Front 14

- Why is this tomb archeologically important?

- What does a tomb like this tell us about this culture?

- What does a tomb like this tell us about this culture's religion?

Back 14

- Tomb was in intact, not looted.

- A highly organized population.

- Active shamanistic cult.

Front 15

- Where was this made? (What country)

- What culture was this produced by?

- What is this made of?

Back 15

- China

- Shang dynasty

- Jade

Front 16

What is this________________?

Back 16

- YUE AX

Front 17

- Where was this made? (What country)

- What culture was this produced by?

- What is this made of?

Back 17

- China

- Late Shang Dynasty

- Bronze

Front 18

What is the term used to describe the "Ogre Mask" we see on this ax?

- What does Aptropaic mean?

- How does the term relate to this object and the image on it?

Back 18

- Tao-Tie

- Ward off evil

- Axed of this size and type were used for human sacrifice.

Front 19

- Where was this made? (what country)

- What culture was this produced by?

- What elements of this culture's style are embodied in this vessel?

- What is this made of?

- How was this made?

Back 19

- China

- Shang dynasty

- Metamorphic intention

- Bronze

- Piece-Molds

Front 20

What is this_________________?

Back 20

- Ding

Front 21

- Where was this made? (what country)

- What culture was this produced by?

- What is this made of?

- How was this made?

- How would this vessel have been used?

Back 21

- China

- Shang dynasty

- Bronze

- piece molds

- Ceremonial food vessel

Front 22

What is this________________?

Back 22

- Guang

Front 23

- Where was this made? (what country)

- What culture was this produced by?

- How many animals are visible in this Guang, and what are they?

- What is this made of?

Back 23

- China

- Shang dynasty

- 3, Bird, Owl, Tiger

- Bronze

Front 24

- Where was this made? (What country)

- What culture was this produced by?

- What is this made of?

- What was the significance of this material?

Back 24

- China

- Late Zhou period

- Jade

- Jade was the most precious and meaningful of all materials to the Chinese.

Front 25

- What were some of the ways this material was used?

- What does this circular form symbolize?

Back 25

- Burial suit and Orifice plugs

- Heaven

Front 26

- Where was this made? (What country)

- What culture was this produced by?

- What does Shi Huang Di mean?

- What is this made of?

- What influence did the Qin dynasty have on the development of China?

Back 26

- China

- Qin

- First Emperor of China

- Fired gray clay

- Single axis length, basic languge, single set of currentices, group of law

Front 27

What is a "bay" and how does it inform Chinese architecture, from small house to palace?

Back 27

- The single cube of space formed by the four columns with their lintels.

Front 28

- Where was this made? (What country)

- What culture was this produced by?

- What is this made of?

- What Chinese belief system is evoked by the imagery on this sarcophagus?

Back 28

- China

- Han Dynasty

- Lacquered wood

- Daoism

Front 29

- Where was this made?

- What belief system is represented in these buildings?

- What are the buildings made of? be specific.

- What is the Kami?

Back 29

- Japan

- Shinto

- Hinoki Cypress

- Supernatural spirits

Front 30

- What is an iwakura?

- What deity is this building dedicated to?

- When was this this first built?

- What is the system of ritual rebuilding at Ise?

Back 30

- Temporary or permanent residences of the Kami

- Amaterasu

- Early 1st Century C.E.

- Wabi-Sabi

Front 31

- Where was this made (what country)

- What culture was this produced by?

- What is this made of?

- What does haniwa mean?

Back 31

- Japan

- Kofun Period

- Earthenware

- "Circle of Clay"

Front 32

- Where were haniwa found?

- What was their function?

- Which term is the better description of these figures?

Back 32

- Grave mound or tumulus.

- Tomb guardians.

- Stylized

Front 33

- Where was this made?

- What function did this hall have?

- What religion is it associated with?

- What is it built out of?

Back 33

- India

- For worship

- Buddhism

- Rock

Front 34

- The structure of the interior indicates that such space were originally built of _______________?

- The sculpture inside this structure represents deities like Indra and Surya, Who are these deities?

- What is the term for the mound located at the back of this space? What does it represent?

- What is Circumambulation?

Back 34

- Wood

- Surya: Sun gold / Indra bringer of storms.

- Stupa / Buddha

- moving around a sacred object.

Front 35

- Where was this made?

- What religion is it associated with?

- What is the stupa made of? What did it look like originally?

Back 35

- India

- Buddhism

- Brick, Gilded with Gold.

Front 36

- What does the stupa symbolize? Is it iconic or aniconic?

- What is the symbolism of the three discs at the top of the stupa?

- What is a relic, and what does this structure have to do with relics?

Back 36

- Buddha / Aniconic

- Buddha, Dharma, Sangha

- Remains / The Buddha remains are houses there.

Front 37

- Where was this made?

- What religion is it associated with?

- What is the term for gate?

Back 37

- India

- Buddhism

- Torana

Front 38

- What is a Triratna?

- Where is it visible on this gate?

- A number of jatakas are carved here, what is a jataka?

Back 38

- Three pronged symbol of the: Buddha, Dharma, Sangha.

- On each post.

- Stories from the live of the Buddha.

Front 39

- Where was this made?

- Where is this located?

- What is a Shalabhanjika?

Back 39

- India

- The Great Stupa, at Sanchi

- Fertility Goddess

Front 40

- Where was this made? (What country)

- Where is this located?

- What is a jataka?

- What is the jataka that is illustrated here?

Back 40

- India

- The Great Stupa, at Sanchi

- Buddha folk tales in many form.

- Buddhas past lives as a Bodhisattva

Front 41

- Where was this made? (What country)

- Who is Mara and who is he assaulting? Why?

- What religion is this associated with?

- What is the symbolism of: the tree, the throne, the cushion?

- Is this image iconic or aniconic?

Back 41

- India

- Is the demon that tempted Buddha.

- Buddhism

- Buddha

- Aniconic?

Front 42

- Where was this made? (What country)

- What religion is it associated with it?

- What event is being depicted?

Back 42

- India

- Buddhism

- Buddha setting in motion the Wheel of the Law.

Front 43

- What is a Mudra, and what Mudra is the figure using?

- What is the symbolism of the lotus medallion, the cranial bump, the leogryphs, the snail shell hair?

- What is taking place in the frieze below?

Back 43

- Hand gestures with a specific meanings / Dharmachakra Mudra: "Turing the wheel of the law"

- Buddha royalty

- People spin the wheel of the Dharma