Exam 17: South and Southeast Asia

The architect of the Taj Mahal achieved a balance between the verticality and horizontality of the structure by using which of the following?

The mother of Buddha is called ____.

Describe the architecture of the Taj Mahal at Agra.How does it function within the complex? How does it reflect Mughal architecture? How does it represent Islamic iconography?

What do these images express?

Who was the first Maurya ruler to erect monumental stone artworks in India?

What is the function of this building?

One explanation for the sexually explicit images at Khajuraho relates them to which of the following?

Compare and contrast the Great Stupa at Sanchi to the gopura and Great Temple at Madurai.How are they different? Why is that difference significant?

The small seal discovered at Mohenjo-daro uses which figure to support the Indian practice of meditation?

How does this structure express its architectural value?

What is a stupa,and how does it reflect Buddhist belief?

Where is the Taj Mahal?

Evaluate the style and iconography of Hindu painting.How is it specific to the religious philosophies it represents? How is the iconography used to emphasize the religious doctrines and political environments? Use examples to support your essay.

Discuss the representation of the human figure in Hindu architecture.How does it reflect Hindu teachings? How does figural representation change from region to region? Use examples to support your essay.

Select one monument,painting,and sculpture from the Buddhist,Hindu,and Mughal traditions of India.Describe your selections.How are they alike? How are they different? What outside factors,if any,contributed to their uniqueness? How are they representative of their respective cultural groups? Consider political and social implications as well as religious differences in your essay.

Compare and contrast Mughal painting and Buddhist painting.How are they different? How are they similar? How are they specific to the religious philosophies they represent? How is the iconography used to emphasize the religious doctrines and political environments? Use examples to support your essay.

How does the Akbarnama (History of Akbar)represent Mughal India? How does it represent allegory and allusion? Consider the visual devices the artists employed.Also consider the political implications of this work.Use specific example or examples to support your essay.

Which of the following describes gopuras,a very popular structural motif found in temple complexes in the far south of India?

Which of the following was an important Indus Valley site?

In Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion,which of the following is the setting for the lovers' tryst?