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62 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following is the gate associated with the stupa:
Torii Wu Men Tokonoma Torana |
Torana
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Which of the following is associated with Shintoism:
Horyu-ji Ise Shrine Hall of Supreme Harmony Fogang Pagoda |
Ise Shrine
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The doors shown in this room are called:
Shoji Fusuma Hinoki Chigi |
Fusuma
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The ancestral Puebloan Cultural groups of the southwest:
Were prehistoric peoples Were ancestors of many Native American tribes of the southwest Originally dwelled in pit houses Built pueblos – a name given these dwellings by the Spanish 1, 2, and 3 1, 2, and 4 2, 3, and 4 All of the above |
All of the above
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Quetzalcoatl sacrificed himself to give birth to the planet Venus and was a symbol of power, death, and resurrection.
True False |
F
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Meso-American architecture is characterized by:
Large, steeply built temples, often with stairs on all four sides Tablero and talud design Ballcourts that served to reenact myth The use of the true arch 1, 2, and 3 1, 2, and 4 2, 3, and 4 All of the above |
1, 2, and 3
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The city of Teotihucan was:
A major religious center Built by the Mayans Laid out to align with magnetic north The location of the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon 1, 2, and 3 1, 3, and 4 2, 3, and 4 All of the above |
1, 3, and 4
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Angkor Wat is a Buddhist temple located in present day Cambodia.
True False |
F
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The Great Wall of China was started principally during the:
Ming Dynasty Qin Dynasty Tang Dynasty Sui Dynasty |
Qin Dynasty
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Which of the following is a Buddhist structure?
The Cosmic Mountain at Borobudor Angkor Wat Foguang Temple Pagoda Horiyu-ji Temple 1 and 2 1, 2, and 3 1, 3, and 4 All of the above |
1, 3, and 4
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The principles of Confucianism are often brought to bear in Chinese
Taoist practices Garden design Urban design Feng shui |
Urban design
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Traditional Chinese urban planning principles include:
Organic and orthogonal sequencing The use of a central axis Slight differentials in height to denote importance The use of Feng shui 1 and 3 1, 2, and 3 2, 3, and 4 All of the above |
2, 3, and 4
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The Byzantine Empire is generally said to begin with the reign of Roman Emperor Constantine who changed the name of Byzantium to Constantinople.
True False |
T
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Which of the following is true of Old St. Peter’s in Rome.?
It was a martyrium to St. Peter It was an early Christian basilica It had an atrium where the baptized were permitted to assemble It was located where St. Peter was believed to be buried. 1 and 2 2 and 4 2, 3 and 4 1, 2, and 4 |
1, 2, and 4
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The design of the current dome at Hagia Sophia is attributed to:
San Vitale Isidorus of Miletus Anthemius of Tralles Isidorus the Younger |
Isidorus the Younger
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The triangular areas at the base of the dome are called:
Piers Squinches Pendentives Buttresses |
Pendentives
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1. Prior to building multi-story housing complex called pueblos, the Ancestral Pueblo built these, which were entered from above.
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Pit Houses
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2. Even though most of their major architectural works date from the 10th through the 12th centuries, the Ancestral Pueblo are considered a prehistoric people. Why?
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They had no written record
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3. What is the meaning of the word “Teotihuacán”?
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Place of the gods
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3. The umbrella-like spire of the chatra centered precisely atop the Buddhist stupa is symbolic of this cosmological organizing principle.
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Axis Mundi
Bhodi Tree |
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4. The large toranas at the Great Stupa of Sanchi, while carved in stone, reflect prototypes built of what material?
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Bamboo
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5. With what religion is Angkor Wat associated?
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Hinduism
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2. Which organized religion became most prevalent in China beginning in the first or second centuries CE?
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Buddhism
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3. Prior to the twentieth century, which of the following served as the most important patron of Chinese architecture: religion, government, private patrons?
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Government
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1. What is the indigenous and official state religion of Japan?
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shinto
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2. Horyuji Temple complex borrows the principle of axiality from the Chinese but departs from Chinese planning principles in its use of symmetry. T F
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T
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1. Which Roman Emperor dictated religious tolerance by issuing the Edict of Milan in 313 and converting to Christianity himself?
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Constantine
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3. Byzantine architecture demonstrates a clear preference for ______ on both basilican and centrally planned churches.
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Domes
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2. The dome structure in the Dome of the Rock is made of what material?
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Wood
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3. What purposes does the minaret serve in an Islamic mosque?
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elevated platform for a call to prayer (muezzin)
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4. The Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain is an example of accretive architecture. T F
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T
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The Great Stupa at Sanchi
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Toranas
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The Great Stupa at Sanchi
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City: Sanchi
Patron: King Asoka said to hold the ashes of the Buddha |
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Cosmic Mountain at Borobudur
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Divine Architect: Gunadharma
Patron: began by King Idra `Type: Stupa |
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Hindu Temples
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Shikhara = The Holy Mountain
Garbhagriha = The Sacred Cave |
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Bracket Sets (Dougong)
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Dou = capital
Gong = brackets |
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Imperial & forbidden
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Tai-ho Men square
Wu Men Tian an Men Five Bridges and Tai-ho men |
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Hall of Supreme Harmony
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Hall of Supreme Harmony
Type: Imperial Audience Hall |
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Forbidden City
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gates:
o Tai-ho men o Wu-men o Tian’anmen |
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Forbidden City
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Early Christian Church
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Old St. Peter’s Rome
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Byzantine Church
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Hagia Sophia
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Constantinople
Patron: Emperor Justinian Architects: Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus Architect of Extant (new) Dome: Isidorus the younger |
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Hagia Sophia
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Constantinople
Patron: Emperor Justinian Architects: Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus Architect of Extant (new) Dome: Isidorus the younger |
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Pendentives and Squinches
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Hagia Sophia: Two Domes
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Architect of Extant (new) Dome:
Isidorus the younger |
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Dome of the Rock
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Ummayad Dynasty
Jerusalem Building Type: Shrine Octagonal, complex geometry Originally hand mosaics on the outside, mosaics were replaced with classic islamist tiles Double Ambulatory - rings inside a building that are separated by columns, circular hallway Has a giant boulder in the middle - start of Muhammad's journey Well of Souls - you can hear the voices of the dead in it |
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Types of Mosques
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Parts of a Mosque
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The Great Mosque, Cordoba
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Cordoba
Umayyad Dynasty Accretive Architecture |
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Cusped Arch
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Horseshoe Arch = springline is narrower than the greatest span
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The Great Mosque, Cordoba
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Cordoba
Umayyad Dynasty Accretive Architecture |
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Mosque of Suleyman the Magnificent The Suleymaniye
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Istanbul 1550 - 1557
Architect - Koca Sinan Patron - Suleyman the Magnificent |
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Islamic Ornamentation:
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Nonrepresentational or Aniconic
Calligraphy |
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Five Pillars of Islam
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- There is no god but God and Mohammed is his prophet
- Ritual prayer five times a day, facing Mecca - Charity to the poor - Fast during Ramadan - Pilgrimage to Mecca at least once |
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Emperor Constantine’s , 312
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Heard a voice telling him to follow a sign, he did, and won a huge battle
Converted to Christianity XP = chi rho Edict of Milan, 313 |
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Great Wall of China (Changcheng)
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Begun: Qin Dynasty, ca. 221 BCE
Rebuilt: Ming Dynasty, beg. 1368 Average of 29 feet high 4,000 miles long Started by: Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi |
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Ankor Wat
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location: Cambodia
type: hindu temple patron: Suryauarman II |
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Horyu-ji Temple Complex
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o Founder: Prince Shotoku
o Location: Nara ca. 670 – 714 o built in 607, destroyed by fire in 670, rebuilt before 714 o Type: Buddhist temple |
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• Ise Shrine Ise Jingu
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o Type: Shinto Shrine
o Location: Ise City o Two treasure rooms o Main Sacturary • on posts with no stone • Katsuogi: logs across ridge top • Chingi: crossed rafters at ends • high craftsmanship • thatched roof |
