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Unit 7 Quiz Questions
- What does aniconic mean? Why was the Buddha shown in aniconic depictions in early Buddhist art?
- What are some of the similarities and differences of the Seated Gautama Buddha from Thailand and the Laughing Buddha from China?
- What messages did the Pillars of Ashoka communicate to Ashoka’s subjects?
- What are some of the actions and rituals worshippers perform in or near Hindu temples?
- What are some of the differences between the way Shiva as Lord of the Dance (Nataraja) is currently displayed in a museum and the way it would have been treated and used when it was first made?
- What are some of the ways in which the design of Angkor Wat connects the heavens and the earth, and why was this important for its builders?
- What are some of the features of the Da Ke Ding that make us think it was used by a powerful ruler?
- How are the power and the structure of the Tang state embodied in Tang Tomb Figurines?
- What are some of the ways that the Master of the (Fishing) Nets Garden makes visitors think about time?
- What were some of the things the builders of the Forbidden City took into account while designing its layout?
- How does Ai Weiwei’s Kui Hua Zi (Sunflower Seeds) critique political and economic injustice?
- What are some of the ways that the building and re-building of the Todai-ji had an impact on Japanese society and Japan as a whole?
- What attitude towards war do you think was held by the artist of the Night Attack on the Sanjô Palace?
- How does Hokusai’s Great Wave reflect contemporary Japanese attitudes about foreign trade?
- How were golden objects like the Gold and Jade Crown used in the Silla Kingdom?
- What purposes, both practical and spiritual, was the Silla roof tile supposed to serve?
- Why was Song Su-Nam interested in learning about traditional Korean painting?
