Exam 17: South and Southeast Asia

The _____ is a monument housing relics of the Buddha.

Images of Hindu deities are found in the _____ of temples

What does the episode convey about Akbar's rule?

_____ is one of the first Hindu temples constructed with stone blocks.

How are images of the Buddha distinguishable from priests and bodhisattvas?

The _____ dynasty built some of the largest Hindu temple complexes in India.

What plan does the Taj Mahal follow?

Attribute the images on the screen to a culture and give an approximate date. Give the reasons for your attributions, using complete sentences and referring to specific works discussed in class. Suggested images, not in the text:

The purpose of the _____ in Cambodia was to associate the Khmer king with the god Vishnu.

Which important ideas were introduced in the Upanishads?

_____ established the Mughal Empire at Delhi.

What defines the canonical image of the Buddha?

Providing examples, describe the differences between southern and northern Hindu temples.

The pose of the figure on the small seal discovered at Mohenjo-daro proves the importance of the practice of _____.

Describe the different manners of representing the Buddha in India. Providing examples, explain how and why images of the Buddha varied across time and place. What symbolic elements made the Buddha recognizable?

Shiva Nataraja represents the god as _____.

According to the Upanishads, the ultimate goal of a person's life is to end the cycle of life and death by _____.

What is a central practice of Hinduism?

What reinforces the impression that this suspended above water?

What makes the iconography of this object Buddhist?