The practice of denying representational imagery, often on moral or religious grounds.
Iconoclastic
100
What religion did Christ practice?
The Jewish Tradition
100
What was the Arab prophet's name that fled from his native Mecca?
Muhammad
100
The primary focus of Hinduism where right conduct may lead to a better situation in the next life is called the ____?
The cycle of reincarnation
100
What symbol combines its halves to create a perfect harmonious whole- the decline of one is supported by the rise of the other?
Yin and Yang
200
What is absolute monotheism?
Belief in one God
200
What symbol was the dove, the good Shepard, the fish, and the sun represent?
The holy spirit, Christ, baptism/Christ, and the truth.
200
The term "arabesque" is often used to describe what?
abstract designs
200
What is another word for inner chamber?
Shikhara
200
The ancient Indian yogic "lotus position" suggests what?
Discipline and strength
300
When was the temple destroyed by the Romans the second time?
70 AD
300
An early form of Christian church architecture based on Roman secular designs, which would set precedents for later Christian building projects. It typically consisted of an "atrium" or outer courtyard and a closed colonnaded hall... called the what?
Basilica
300
What does Jahiliyyah mean?
the time of ignorance.
300
What temple is devoted to the ancient god Vishnu?
Shri Ranganatha
300
Buddhist figurative art did not surface until after the what century?
First century AD
400
The God of the Old Testament was transcendent, invisible, and apart from the world. His power lay in the ability to ______ and _____- activities also associated with art making.
create and destroy
400
A supporting armature used on Gothic cathedrals to take the strain of the vast vaulted ceilings is called _____?
Flying Buttress
400
What term describes the art of drawing language that became the most important visual of this culture?
Calligraphy
400
What is the name of the temple in Khajuraho, Northern India, built 1000 AD?
Kandariya Mahadeva temple
400
What symbol was associated with Buddha's missionary journeying and his presence in nature?
Footprint
500
What was the name of the two lions from the Collection of Israel Antiquities Authority? Figure 3.5
Ivory Lions of Samaria
500
To light the building, windows were placed on a second level which rose above the central portion of the nave, called the ______?
Clerestory
500
What is considered "the miraculous gift of Arabic"?
Hint, hint... Pg. 132
A logical extension of God's gift to the world.
500
Who is one of the most popular deities in the Hindu pantheon and an incarnation of Vishnu?
The god Krishna
500
The most deliberate and perhaps quintessential symbol of Zen Buddhist art is _________?