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A) Enthusiastic and joyful B) Angry and fierce C) Smiling and benevolent D) Austere and withdrawn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