Asian Landscape
Ancient Greece
Roman History
Religion
Culture
100
An ornamental tree or shrub manipulated to resemble an elder tree
What is Bonsai?
100
A roofed platform along the outside of a house, level with the ground floor
What is veranda?
100
A large and luxurious country residence
What is villa?
100
Connection between Heaven and Earth
What is axis mundi?
100
Movement in the arts and literature that emphasized inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual
What is Romanticism?
200
A circular gateway in a stone wall
What is moon gate?
200
Sunken part of an atrium designed to hold water
What is impluvium?
200
An open-roofed entrance hall in ancient Roman houses
What is atrium?
200
Japanese religion incorporating the worship of both ancestors and nature spirits
What is Shinto?
200
Cultural rebirth that occurred in Europe from the 1400s to the 1700s
What is Renaissance?
300
A divine being in the Shinto religion
What is Kami?
300
A Greek architecture style which has an internal garden surrounded by a columned porch
What is peristyle garden?
300
A square opening in the roof of a Roman house that would allow for rain to enter
What is compluvium?
300
Special religious gathering spots located in the woods in certain cultures
What is sacred grove?
300
Planting design style introduced by John C. Loudon in accordance with his "Principles of Recognition"
What is Gardenesque?
400
Oldest published Japanese manual
What is Sakuteiki?
400
A citadel or fortified part of a Greek city, typically built on a hill
What is acropolis?
400
Roman concept of time spent in leisure offered by the natural setting
What is otium?
400
A divine being of the Shinto religion
What is Kami?
400
The influence of Japanese art, fashion, and aesthetics on western culture
What is Japonism?
500
A traditional Chinese painting method using a brush and ink rather than paints to illustrate landscapes usually prominent with mountains, rivers, and waterfalls
What is Shan Shui?
500
Civic heart and central gathering place in ancient Greece
What is agora?
500
Roman architect and writer known for De Architectura?
What is Vitruvius?
500
A vital life force that flows through the body in this Chinese philosophy
What is Qi?
500
Era when human activities have a significant impact on Earth's ecosystem
What is Anthropocene Age?
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