HOA 3 Flashcards by Asteria -

What is a temple built during the Three Kingdoms Period representative of Buddhist culture from the Silla kingdom?

Bulguksa Temple

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Who built the famous Angkor Wat during this era as a devotion to the Hindu god, Vishnu?

Suryavarman II

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What is the first of the large mountain temples in Angkor, belonging to the Roluos group and built at the end of the 9th century?

Bakong

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What is an entrance gate or entrance pavilion in the wall that surrounds a temple of Khmer?

Gopura

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What mountain is considered the center of the universe in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology?

Mount Meru

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What is a giant, man-made water reservoir of the Khmer kingdom?

Baray

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What temple in Cambodia epitomizes the results of two hundred years of development of the Khmer temple-mountain?

Bayon

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What symbolizes the god-king cult and originally consisted of a system of vaulted galleries and small pavilions disposed in a cruciform plan?

Baphuon

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What is an island temple built in 893 by King Yasovarman I to honor his ancestors?

Lolei

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What creature from Hindu and Buddhist mythology is half bird, half man and is the mount of Vishnu in Hindu mythology?

Garuda

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What are traditional homes in Indonesia known as?

Rumah Adat

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What is considered the finest example of Hindu architecture located in Yogyakarta?

Prambanan

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What is the Indonesian house distinctive for multiple gables with upsweeping ridge ends?

Rumah Gadang

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What are the circular huts with thatched dome roofs that look like mushrooms called?

Honai

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What are the houses built on piles with exaggerated-pitch saddle roofs called?

Tongkonan

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What is the wall enclosing space under the rumah gadang built on stilt called?

Talang

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What acts as a watchtower or drum tower in Indonesian temples?

Bale Kulkul

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What is the World Heritage site built by the Sailendra Dynasty between 750 and 850 AD?

Borobudur

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What are the pile-built bonnet-roofed rice barns, often elaborate, called?

Lumbung

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What is the Javanese Royal palace with tumpang sari ornamentation called?

Keraton

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What was restored in the fifteenth century and is a building of the Khmer-Angkor type?

Phnom Chisor

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What temple was founded around 1150 when Lamphun was the capital of the Mon Dvaravati Kingdom?

Wat Phra That Hariphunchai

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What is a royal temple of the Ayutthaya Kingdom that housed the Buddha’s holy relic?

Wat Mahathat

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What period describes central and eastern Thailand as a manifestation of Khmer-Angkor style?

Lopburi Period

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What temple was built to record the 2000th anniversary of Buddha’s death?

Wat Chedi Luang

What is one of the two basic designs of Rumah Gadang reflecting a democratic social structure?

Bapasereh

What are the bedrooms of Rumah Gadang called?

Biliak

What is the chief’s house in Bawomataluo, Nias called?

Omo Sebua

What is the architectural term describing Korean traditional houses?

Hanok

What is the bracket style involving multi-cluster brackets influenced by Yuan China?

Dapo

What is the communal area in traditional Korean houses for ceremonies called?

Sarangbang

What is the most private section of a traditional Korean house called?

Anchae

What is the narrow wooden porch running alongside the exterior of rooms called?

Toenmaru

What is the plate that provides support to intercolumnar bracket sets called?

Ang

What is the term for intercolumnar bracket sets above the lintel in Korean architecture?

Dougong

What is the principal place of worship for contemplation and prayer called?

Mandir

What are domical mounds with rails and gateways called?

Stupa

What style of architecture spread across the Indian sub-continent forming a canonical style?

Nagara Style

What is a monolithic, free-standing Hindu temple cut out of solid rock called?

Rathas of Mahabalipuram

What is the sanctuary of a Hindu temple where a deity is enshrined called?

Garbhagriha

What period in Sri Lanka laid foundations for political, social, and artistic traditions?

Anuradhapura Period

What period describes Ceylon being divided into several kingdoms?

Polonnaruwa Period

What is an ancient Buddhist temple, a circular relic house in Sri Lanka called?

Vatadage

What is probably the oldest visible dagoba in the world?

Thuparamaya

What is the ancient palace and fortress complex referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the World?

Sigiriya

What is considered a significant achievement in hydrological engineering by ancient Sinhalese?

Parakrama Samudra

What is the large-scale Lama Monastery in Tibet called?

Potala Palace

What is a door or window consisting of translucent paper over a wooden frame called?

Shoji

What is the wooden strip of flooring before windows in traditional Japanese rooms called?

Engawa

What is the basic module of Song Dynasty architecture?

Jian

What is the space between two beams or bay in Chinese architecture called?

Jian (Bay)

What is the oldest extant Chinese technical manual on buildings?

Yingzao Fashi

What are the vertical rectangular panels in Japanese architecture that can slide called?

Fusuma

What is a shallow, slightly raised alcove for display in Japanese homes called?

Tokonoma

What are the panels above shoji or fusuma designed to let light into rooms called?

Ranma

What are the storm shutters used in Japanese homes for security called?

Amado

What is the ceremonial gateway serving as an entrance to temples in China called?

Paifang

What is the most famous of ancient Chinese buildings known for its wide paved road?

Great Wall of China

What are the houses not built on piles, influenced by European architectural elements called?

Rumah Panggung

What means lofted maru, constructed a level higher than other rooms?

Numaru

What is the fierce monster with large teeth depicted only with an upper jaw called?

Makara

What is the symbolic representation of the Hindu God Shiva called?

Lingam

What is the Khmer temple converted into a Buddhist temple in the 15th century called?

Phnom Bakheng

What is the main entrance to a Japanese house where you remove your shoes called?

Genkan

What is the linear unit for regulating column spacing in traditional Japanese construction?

Ken

What architectural style in Siam was created in the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?

Rattanakosin Style

What is known as the Great Relic Monastery?

Mahathupa (Ruwanwelisaya)

What is the imperial palace complex of the Tang dynasty called?

Daming Palace

What are the short wooden billets placed at right angles to the ridge of a Shinto shrine called?

Chigi

What are the gateways in Shinto temples made with upright posts supporting horizontal beams called?

Torii