Vocabulary
Connect heaven to earth
Axis mundi
How is the Wall Plaque from Oba's Palace made?
Lost wax bronze casting
What is the innovative engineering technique used to build Machu Picchu?
Terraced construction
What is the name of a Muslim's pilgrimage to Mecca?
Hajj
Which of these artworks is NOT found in a tomb:
Lady Dai's Banner
Gold & Jade Crown
David Vases
Terracotta Army
David Vases- found in a temple to honor a deified general
Combine human and non-human elements
Anthropomorphic
A reliquary guardian
Yaxchilan honors which leader?
Shield Jaguar, the father. Built by Bird Jaguar the son to legitimize his royal lineage
Which deity is housed in Lakshmana Temple?
Vishnu, The Preserver
A cong combines which two shapes
Circle and square
Used in everyday life, no sacred
Utilitarian
How does the Aka Elephant Mask break from most traditional African masks?
Italian beads
Which innovative ceramic technique does Julian Martinez pioneer? BE SPECIFIC, it has a name
What did the Mosque of Isfahan share its walls with?
Urban marketplace
Who are the TWO purchasers of 36 Views of Mt Fuji by Hokusai?
Daoists in Japan, foreign tourists visiting Mt Fuji
Reusing a previous culture's art or architecture
Spolia
On the Lukasa Memory Board, what represented travel?
Beads in a line
What does the Kwakwaka'wakw Transformation mask represent while open? While closed?
Open- ancestor. Closed- eagle god
What material is used to build Todai-ji and what did it symbolize?
Wood- impermanence of life, reincarnation, nature
Which building in the Forbidden City delineated the Inner Court and Outer Court along its central axis?
Hall of Supreme Harmony
Womb-like chamber in Hindu temples that housed the deity sculpture
Garbagriha
Who did the Mblo Portrait Mask honor AND WHY?
Moya Yanso, dancing
What is the material for the Aztec Feathered Headdress and where did it come from?
Quetzal feathers, Yucatan Peninsula
What TWO events happened at the site of Dome of the Rock to make the location a sacred place?
Abraham about to sacrifice Isaac, Muhammad ascends to heaven on the Night Journey
Terracotta Army
36 Views of Mt Fuji (Great Wave)
Chairman Mao en Route to Anyuan
Kui Hua Zi