Chapter 14 - Ancient Asia Flashcards
Ch 14: The Upanishads are philosophical and religious texts of South Cental Asia that eventually merged and lead to the formation of this religion.
Hinduism.
Ch 14: Upanishads concepts include Atman, Brahman, and samsara. What is the core of each?
Atman is the soul of everything. Brahman is universal knowledge, and samsara is reincarnation.
Ch 14: The Harappan/Indus Vally people and Aryan people merged their theologies to form this religion.
Hinduism.
Ch 14: Vedas are hymns written in which language?
Sanskrit
Ch 14: The sacred mount with five peaks that was described in Vedas, or Hindi hymns, was called what?
Mount Meru
Ch 14: In Mandala-inspired architecture there is inter location with a garbhagriha - what is this?
A room with a statue of a deity in the center.
Ch 14: What is unique about the architectural art of Hindu architecture?
The art is an integral part of the architecture.
Ch 14: Tao is not a force or principle of creation, it is a principle of _________.
Growth.
Ch 14: Philosopher Lao-Tau, who described/founded Tao, posited that Tao loves all things but doesn’t _______ over them.
Lord
Ch 14: As a means of divination, Taoists heat theses to foretell the future.
Animal bones.
Ch 14: Taoism describes this thing that is the breath of life.
Qi
Ch 14: Taoism describes two complimentary forces: yin and yang. What do they represent?
Yin is female/negatively charged aspect of all things, yang is the male/positively charged aspect of all things.
Ch 14: This theological founder wrote Lunyu / The Analects, which is one of the most influential works in all of Asain history.
Confucius.
Ch 14: Confucius develop a principle of how people could live in harmony by recognizing what?
Five Great Relationships based on family.
Ch 14: The Age of the Hundred Schools in China is also known as what?
Axial Age.
Ch 14: Emperor Qin’s tomb was chosen for its superior placement / direction / spatial relationship for optimal circulation of Qi. This placement is called what?
Feng shui
Ch 14: What’s so special about Emperor Qin’s tomb?
Terracotta army
Ch 14: What’s so special about Yumenguan Pass, also known as the Jade Gate in China?
It’s the oldest known extant structure in China.
Ch 14: What’s misleading about the Great Wall?
It’s not a single wall.
Ch 14: Siddhartha Gautama is also known as which fat fuck?
Buddha
Ch 14: A central principle of Buddhism is how many Noble Truths?
Four
Ch 14: The Thai Chedi and Sri Lankan Dagoba are the equivalent of what Buddhist structure?
Stupa
Ch 14: The ______, or ta, is the most iconic archetype of Chinese architecture.
Pagoda
Ch 14: This was the largest city in the world until the Industrial Revolution.
Angkor
Ch 14: Angkor Wat was a religious complex constructed by these peoples.
Khmer of Cambodia
