China and Japan

Question 1

The beginning of Chinese imperial history along the:

Answer 1

Yellow river valley

Question 2

Shang dynasty time

Answer 2

1766 BCE

Question 3

What dynasties built the Great wall

Answer 3

Qin, Han, Ming

Question 4

Building force for the great wall came from

Answer 4

Imperial gov’t (Court + state)

Question 5

Dimensions of The great wall

Answer 5

19-39 feet high and 16 feet wide on top

Question 6

Seek harmony of the world and human action through the study of nature—->

Answer 6

Moderation

Question 7

What was the Pagoda

Answer 7

form developed from the umbrella on top of the stupa and chinese military watchtowers.

Question 8

Average height of Pagoda

Answer 8

100-250 feet

Question 9

What is Dougong

Answer 9

Chinese brackets that are typically in sets

Question 10

What are finials

Answer 10

Decorative caps/sculptures to the point or end of a roof to emphasize its apex

Question 11

What is a modular unit/bay (space) established as a basic measure in construction

Answer 11

Jian

Question 12

What was the book of building standards codified during the Song Dynasty

Answer 12

Yingzao-fashi

Question 13

What does Dou and Gong mean in the word Dougong

Answer 13

Dou: wooden blocks
Gong: brackets

Question 14

Chinese art of adjusting a building/space to particular features of the individual
site and its microclimate

Answer 14

Feng Shui

Question 15

Feng Shui respects _________ hierarchy as well as ______ principles

Answer 15

Confucian, Daoist

Question 16

What is the system that segregating people into different areas of the city by occupation, religious
or ethnic distinction.

Answer 16

Ward system

Question 17

Gardens follow Daoist or Confucian principles

Answer 17

Daoist

Question 18

What is the native religion of japan

Answer 18

Shinto

Question 19

What were Minka

Answer 19

wooden folk houses