India and southeast Asia

Question 1

Time period of india

Answer 1

3000 BCE - 1120 CE

Question 2

What were the names of the Indus Valley civilizations?

Answer 2

Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa

Question 3

What were the Mohenjo-Daro towns like?

Answer 3

tightly packed houses around internal courtyards

Question 4

3 main religions that shaped ancient Indian architecture

Answer 4

Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism

Question 5

Buddhist shrine name

Answer 5

Stupa

Question 6

what do stones on graves represent

Answer 6

earth and dome (cosmos)

Question 7

How many Buddhist shrines after death of Buddha

Answer 7

10

Question 8

Under whose reign did Buddhist architecture gain momentum?

Answer 8

King Asoka

Question 9

Columns in Buddhist architecture were influenced by

Answer 9

Persian architecture

Question 10

Stupa—>

Answer 10

Shrine

Question 11

Chaitya—>

Answer 11

Prayer hall containing a Stupa

Question 12

Vihara—>

Answer 12

Residence of a Buddhist monk

Question 13

Stupas are a part of a

Answer 13

Larger temple complex

Question 14

Stupa building material

Answer 14

brick or stone

Question 15

What is a Torana

Answer 15

gateway to the Stupa

Question 16

Cave temples used what two design concepts?

Answer 16

Axiality and symmetry

Question 17

What were typically on Asoka pillars?

Answer 17

Lions

Question 18

What is a Mandala

Answer 18

It means circle in Sanskrit

Question 19

Three parts of Hindu Temple

Answer 19

Garbhagriha, Mandapa, Shikhara

Question 20

What caused Hinduism to spread to other regions in Southeast Asia?

Answer 20

Trade relations

Question 21

The temple of Ankor Wat is a fusion of __________ and native ______ tradition.

Answer 21

Hinduism, Khmer