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Exam 5 Flashcards

1
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One of the most dramatic architectural landscapes in sub-Saharan Africa

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Great Zimbabwe

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2
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Is a visual art related to writing. It is designed and execution of lettering with a broad tipped instrument, brush, or other type of writing instrument

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Calligraphy

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A niche in the wall of a mosque, at the point nearest to Mecca, toward which the congregation faces to pray

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Mihrab

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4
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Ruler of lla-Orangun, Yoruba, Nigeria

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Ariwajoye I

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5
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Is translated as a ‘spirit’ yet it is represented as a container of sacred substances which are activated by supernatural forces that can be summoned by the physical world

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Minkisi

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A symbolic hand gesture used in Hindu and Buddhist ceremonies and statuary, and in Indian dance. Or a movement or pose in yoga

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Mudra

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7
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Denotes the setting into motion of the Wheel of of the teaching of the Dharma

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Dharmachakra

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A mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics that is used as a place of meditation

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Stupa

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9
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World’s oldest religion. Third largest religion in the world

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Hinduism

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10
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Means “good fortune” or “being happy”

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Swastika

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11
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Is composed of 3 Sanskrit letters and represents three sounds (a, u, & m), which combined are considered a sacred sound

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The Om

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Means “mountain peak”. Most dominant and characteristic feature of the Hindu temple in the north

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Shikhara

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13
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Porches or halls

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Mandapas

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Is the sanctum sanctorum, the innermost sanctum of a Hindu temple where the murti of the primary deity of the temple. Means “womb chamber”

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Garbhagriha

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15
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Idol or icon

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Murti

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16
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First emperor of Qin

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Shi Huangdi

17
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Fire-breathing she-monster in Greek mythology having a lion’s head, a goat’s body, and a serpent’s tail or an imaginary monster compounded of incongruous parts.

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Chimeras

18
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One the two great religions/philosophical systems of China.

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Daoism

19
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“Caves of the Thousands Buddha”

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Mugao Cave

20
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“Clay cylinder” or “circle of clay”

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Haniwa

21
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Japanese suit of armor

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Ō-yoroi

22
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An ancient ritual musical instrument and a device historically used for communicating over great distances

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Bullroarer

23
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One of the largest structures of its type in the Western Hemisphere

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Pyramid of the sun

24
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First large metropolis in the Americas

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Teotihucan

25
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Was the main street of Teotihuacan

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Avenue of the Dead

26
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A specialized agency of the United Nations in Paris, France

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UNESCO

27
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Is a landmark or area, selected by United Nations Educational

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World Heritage Site

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