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A) Smiling and benevolent B) Enthusiastic and joyful C) Angry and fierce D) Austere and withdrawn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