WK 6 (The Americas & Buddhism/Hinduism)

Question 1

Architectural profile in which rectangular projections are interspersed on a sloping surface

Answer 1

TABLERO & TALUD

Question 2

A natural pit, or sinkhole, resulting from the collapse of limestone bedrock that exposes groundwater underneath

Answer 2

CENOTE

Question 3

A tower built over relics to symbolize the presence of the Buddha, also called a ‘ta’

Answer 3

PAGODA

Question 4

Belief system indigenous to Japan in which every form of nature was revered. Deities and spirits are referred to as kami and take the form of departed ancestors as well as objects found in nature.

Answer 4

SHINTOISM

Question 5

A central pillar at the core of a Japanese pagoda

Answer 5

SHINBASHIRA

Question 6

The topmost chamber of a Japanese pagoda; believed to house the Buddha’s remains

Answer 6

HOJU

Question 7

The innermost sanctum of a Hindu temple where the temple’s icon or idol resides; literally “womb chamber”

Answer 7

GARBHA-GRIHA

Question 8

In Hindu temples, a pillared porch or hall connected to a sanctum by a vestibule

Answer 8

MANDAPA

Question 9

A three-dimensional model of the Hindu cosmos which makes the vertical axis in the form of a cosmic mountain; houses the garbha-griha

Answer 9

SIKHARA

Question 10

A geometric figure representing the cosmos or universe in Hindu and Buddhist symbolism; literally “circle”

Answer 10

MANDALA

Question 11

An entrance porch forming a transitional area between the outside and a mandapa of the temple

Answer 11

ARDHA MANDAPA

Question 12

The destruction of images or icons for religious or political reasons

Answer 12

ICONOCLASM