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A) 1868 B) 1185 C) 794 D) 894
A) 794 B) 1053 C) 1868 D) 1185
A) Establishment of the Kamakura shogunate B) Transfer of the capital to Heian-kyō C) Completion of the Phoenix Hall D) Discontinuation of imperial embassies to China
A) 1053 B) 1185 C) 794 D) 894
A) The Kamakura shogunate was established B) Shingon Buddhism was introduced into Japan C) Imperial embassies to China were officially discontinued D) The capital was moved to Heian-kyō
A) Amida B) Kūkai C) Shakyamuni D) Jōchō
A) Fujiwara B) Shakyamuni C) Kōbō Daishi D) Amida E) Murō-ji
A) 794 B) 806 C) 894 D) 1053
A) Pure Land Buddhism B) Vajrayana Buddhism C) Theravada Buddhism D) Zen Buddhism
A) Scroll paintings of Kyoto scenery B) Diagrams of the spiritual universe C) Wooden images of historic Buddhas D) Architectural blueprints for palaces
A) Stupa B) Mandala C) Amida hall D) Lotus blossom
A) Inside noble mansions in Kyoto B) In the mountains, far away from the Court and laity C) Along the shores of artificial ponds D) In the center of the capital city
A) Cypress-bark B) Earthen floors C) Lotus leaves D) Wood planks
A) Cypress-bark B) Stone slabs C) Wood planks D) Ceramic tiles
A) A separate worship area B) A tail corridor C) An artificial pond D) L-shaped wing corridors
A) Heian-kyō B) Murō-ji C) Byōdō-in D) Hō-ō-dō
A) In the center of the capital of Heian-kyō B) At the edge of a large artificial pond in Uji C) Deep in a stand of cypress trees on a mountain southeast of Nara D) Inside the private mansions of the Kyoto nobility
A) Kōbō Daishi B) Jōchō C) Shakyamuni D) Amida
A) Pure Land style B) Yamato-e style C) Honpa-shiki (rolling-wave) style D) Yosegi style
A) Austere and withdrawn B) Angry and fierce C) Smiling and benevolent D) Enthusiastic and joyful
A) Vajrayana Buddhism B) Zen Buddhism C) Pure Land Buddhism D) Shingon Buddhism
A) Intricate mandalas and mountain temples B) Imperial embassies to China C) Cypress-bark roof construction techniques D) Easy salvation through belief in Amida
A) The priest who introduced Shingon B) The historic Buddha C) The civil dictator of Kyoto D) The Buddha of the Western Paradise
A) Murō family B) Fujiwara family C) Kamakura family D) Jōchō family
A) Stupa B) Shingon sanctuary C) Amida hall D) Pagoda
A) The mansions of the nobility B) Imperial palaces in China C) Indian architectural stupas D) Mountain temples with cypress-bark roofs
A) Byōdō-in B) Murō-ji C) Phoenix Hall D) Western Paradise Hall
A) 1185 B) 894 C) 806 D) 1053
A) In Uji, to the southeast of Kyoto B) In the center of Heian-kyō C) In China D) Deep in a stand of cypress trees near Nara
A) A single square building with ceramic tile roofing B) A main rectangular structure flanked by two L-shaped wing corridors and a tail corridor C) A mountain sanctuary with a separate laity worship area D) A circular pagoda surrounded by an earthen floor
A) A large artificial pond B) A stand of cypress trees C) An imperial embassy D) A mountain top topography
A) A single golden image of Amida B) A wooden image of Shakyamuni C) A diagram of spiritual mandalas D) A bronze stupa
A) Kōbō Daishi B) Kūkai C) Jōchō D) Fujiwara
A) Yosegi B) Vajrayana C) Yamato-e D) Honpa-shiki
A) Mandala diagrams of the universe B) Small relief carvings of celestials C) Raigō paintings of Kyoto scenery D) Rolling-wave drapery folds
A) The host that accompanied Amida when he descended to gather souls B) The historic Buddhas of early Shingon temples C) The Kyoto nobility devoted to aesthetic pursuits D) The imperial embassies sent to China
A) Chinese-style pagodas B) Wing corridors C) Lotus blossoms D) Cypress-bark boats
A) Images of Shakyamuni Buddha B) Raigō paintings depicting the Descent of the Amida Buddha C) Mandalas of the spiritual universe D) Portraits of the Fujiwara regents
A) Honpa-shiki rolling-wave style B) Yosegi multi-wood carving C) Vajrayana Shingon art D) Yamato-e (Japanese-style painting)
A) The imperial capital of China B) The spiritual universe of mandalas C) The scenery around Kyoto D) The mountains of Nara
A) 5000–2500 BCE B) 1500–300 BCE C) c. 300 – 710 AD D) 2500–1500 BCE
A) Round bottoms B) Flat bottoms C) Triangular bottoms D) Pointed bottoms
A) Bamboo B) Stone C) Wood D) Bone
A) Cooking tools B) Fertility objects C) Musical instruments D) Hunting weapons
A) 1500–300 BCE B) 300 BCE – 300 AD C) 5000–2500 BCE D) 2500–1500 BCE
A) Copper weapons B) Bronze bells C) Useful tools D) Fishing nets
A) Pots for storage B) Ceramic weapons C) Ritual drinking horns D) Pots for boiling water only
A) Completely absent B) More realistic C) More abstract D) Simpler
A) 1500–300 BCE B) c. 300 – 710 AD C) 2500–1500 BCE D) 5000–2500 BCE
A) Volcanic eruptions occurred B) Forest fires spread C) The weather grew colder D) Enemies invaded
A) Fish B) Wetland rice C) Large land mammals D) Tropical fruit
A) Pottery production had stopped B) Each household had its own stock C) All pottery was shared communally D) Vessels were extremely rare and valuable
A) Stone weapon B) Bronze bell C) Clay tomb D) Earthen figure
A) Okinawa B) Kyushu C) Hokkaido D) Tokyo
A) Lighting fires B) Cooking food C) Weighing grain D) Sympathetic magic
A) Androgynous B) Animal-only C) Female D) Male
A) Ginza B) Shinjuku C) Yayoi D) Shibuya
A) About 5000 BCE B) About 1500 BCE C) About 300 BCE D) About 710 AD
A) Corn plantation B) Olive growing C) Wetland rice cultivation D) Terraced wheat farming
A) Bronze mirrors B) Stone weapons C) Iron weapons D) Copper weapons
A) Dogū B) Haniwa C) Dōtaku D) Kofun
A) Kofun period B) Yayoi period C) Edo period D) Jōmon period
A) 2500–1500 BCE B) 5000–2500 BCE C) c. 300 – 710 AD D) 1500–300 BCE
A) Its wooden architecture B) Its tomb culture C) Its gold jewelry D) Its cave paintings
A) Ceramic pots for boiling water B) Clay sculptures erected outside tombs C) Small humanoid figurines with goggle eyes D) Bronze bells used in rituals
A) Iron swords B) Bronze mirrors C) Bamboo baskets D) Stone dōtaku
A) Emperor Haniwa B) Emperor Nintoku C) Emperor Jōmon D) Emperor Yayoi
A) 10 B) 100 C) 4 D) 46
A) Keyhole B) Triangle C) Square D) Circle
A) The Genpei War B) The World War C) The Boshin War D) The Ōnin War
A) 7th and 8th centuries B) 1467–1477 C) 10,500–300 BCE D) 1868–1912
A) Secular arts B) Buddhist sculpture C) Religious arts D) Temple architecture
A) A pen B) A quill C) A stylus D) A brush
A) Ukiyo-e B) Dogū C) Maki-e D) Origami
A) Origami B) Maki-e C) Ukiyo-e D) Dogū
A) As nomadic hunter-gatherers B) As seafaring merchants C) As sedentary factory workers D) As mountain hermits
A) Dogū B) Bonsai C) Ukiyo-e D) Maki-e
A) Crystal jewels B) Platinum earrings C) Diamond rings D) Gold necklaces
A) Ukiyo-e woodblock prints B) Buddhist temple architecture C) Jōmon cord-marked pottery D) Dogū clay figurines
A) Japanese neon lighting B) Japanese glass blowing C) Japanese export porcelain D) Japanese bronze casting
A) Nara B) Kyoto C) Tokyo D) The Asuka Valley
A) 800 B) 645 C) 542 D) 784
A) 542 B) 552 C) 645 D) 784
A) The reclining Buddha form B) The semi-seated Maitreya form C) The seated meditation form D) The standing Buddha form
A) Tang B) Goguryeo C) Silla D) Baekje
A) Emperor Shōmu B) An unnamed Baekje emissary C) Tori Busshi D) Crown Prince Shōtoku
A) 52 B) 100 C) 16 D) 41
A) Kaidanin B) Hokke-dō C) Gojū-no-tō D) Kondō
A) Shōsōin B) Daibutsuden C) Kondō D) Gojū-no-tō
A) A Gandharan master B) Crown Prince Shōtoku C) Tori Busshi D) An anonymous Baekje artist
A) 623 B) 752 C) 552 D) 650
A) Dry lacquer mixed with clay B) Mineral pigments mixed with lacquer C) Watercolors on silk D) Oil paints on canvas
A) Kōryū-ji B) Tōdai-ji C) Hōryū-ji D) Chūgū-ji
A) Kaidanin B) Kondō C) Daibutsuden D) Hokke-dō
A) 650 B) 623 C) 784 D) 752
A) The Fukukenjaku Kannon B) The Rushana Buddha C) The Shaka Trinity D) The Miroku Bosatsu
A) Unglazed clay B) Carved wood C) Cast bronze D) Dry lacquer
A) Persian B) Chinese C) Indian D) Roman
A) Northern Wei B) Tang Dynasty C) Ming Dynasty D) Southern Song
A) Korea B) Tibet C) Vietnam D) India |