Art of the Silk Road
Philosophy
Works of art
Vocabulary
AP Boddhisatvas
100
The ruler who unites China under one rule and creates a massive mausoleum for himself
Who is Emperor Shihuangdi
100
One of the two dominating philosophies of China focused on social order and respect for authority.
What is confucianism?
100
The work of art that combined Buddhist, Confucianist, and Daoist ideals.
What is Fan Kuan's "Travelers among Mountains and Streams?"
100
Tribahanga pose
What is the yakshi pose - broken in 3 parts?
100
Molly's favorite feature of a pagoda.
What is cantilevering?
200
A fully enlightened being
What is a buddha?
200
The Chinese philosophy that emphasized the close relationship between humans and nature.
What is Daoism?
200
The name of the Shinto shrine that is rebuilt every 20 years.
What is Ise shrine?
200
The Hindu god of creation and destruction
What is Shiva?
200
Annie wants one of these on her head to be more like Buddha.
What is an ushnisha?
300
A female nature spirit that appears on the torana of the Great Stupa at Sanchi.
What is a yakshi?
300
The four noble truths of Buddhism
What is all life is suffering, ignorance is the cause of suffering, ignorance can be overcome, and the way to overcome ignorance is following the eightfold path.
300
The hanging scroll which served as a prayer map for the aristocratic classes - where people would attempt to achieve enlightenment by meditating on each of the different poses of the Buddha.
What is Womb World Mandala?
300
A rock-cut shrine in basilican form with a stupa at the endpoint.
What is a Chaitya?
300
Anneleise said she wants to be one when she grows up.
What is a buddhist?
400
The King who placed pillars and rock edicts spreading the Buddhist faith.
Who is Ashoka?
400
The cycle of birth, death and rebirth which Buddha was trying to escape.
What is samsara?
400
Found in Emperor Shihuangdi's mausoleum
What are 8,000 terracotta warriors?
400
The way
What is Dao?
400
When Lela puts her hand straight out in a mudra it means...
What is have no fear?
500
Combined the Han dynasty watchtower with the stupa to get this architecture in China and Japan.
What is a pagoda?
500
Symbolic hand gestures in Hindu and Buddhist art
What are mudras?
500
One of the best sculptural depictions of pure land buddhism.
What is "Kuya Preaching" by Kosho.
500
Name 3 different symbols to indicate the presence of the Buddha
What is the wheel, footprints, empty seat, lion, boh tree...
500
Audrey knows that the following were exchanged along the Art of the Silk Road.
What is culture, religion, values, disease, artistic practices, silk, and spices?