Exam 5 Flashcards
(27 cards)
One of the most dramatic architectural landscapes in sub-Saharan Africa
Great Zimbabwe
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
Calligraphy
A niche in the wall of a mosque, at the point nearest to Mecca, toward which the congregation faces to pray
Mihrab
Ruler of lla-Orangun, Yoruba, Nigeria
Ariwajoye I
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
Minkisi
A symbolic hand gesture used in Hindu and Buddhist ceremonies and statuary, and in Indian dance. Or a movement or pose in yoga
Mudra
Denotes the setting into motion of the Wheel of of the teaching of the Dharma
Dharmachakra
A mound-like or hemispherical structure containing relics that is used as a place of meditation
Stupa
World’s oldest religion. Third largest religion in the world
Hinduism
Means “good fortune” or “being happy”
Swastika
Is composed of 3 Sanskrit letters and represents three sounds (a, u, & m), which combined are considered a sacred sound
The Om
Means “mountain peak”. Most dominant and characteristic feature of the Hindu temple in the north
Shikhara
Porches or halls
Mandapas
Is the sanctum sanctorum, the innermost sanctum of a Hindu temple where the murti of the primary deity of the temple. Means “womb chamber”
Garbhagriha
Idol or icon
Murti
First emperor of Qin
Shi Huangdi
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.
Chimeras
One the two great religions/philosophical systems of China.
Daoism
“Caves of the Thousands Buddha”
Mugao Cave
“Clay cylinder” or “circle of clay”
Haniwa
Japanese suit of armor
Ō-yoroi
An ancient ritual musical instrument and a device historically used for communicating over great distances
Bullroarer
One of the largest structures of its type in the Western Hemisphere
Pyramid of the sun
First large metropolis in the Americas
Teotihucan
