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Melanie M Rivera
about 11 hours ago
The human-animal representations used by Olmec religious practitioners are thought to symbolize which of the following?
A) Gods of the underworld
B) Transformations to wrest power from supernatural forces
C) The dance of life
D) The creation of the Olmec dynasty
A) Gods of the underworld
B) Transformations to wrest power from supernatural forces
C) The dance of life
D) The creation of the Olmec dynasty
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Anjali Ajith
about 13 hours ago
Which of the following would NOT be considered a formal feature of yamato-e painting?
A) Lack of emphasis on brushwork
B) Individualization of features
C) Bright mineral pigments
D) Native Japanese subjects
A) Lack of emphasis on brushwork
B) Individualization of features
C) Bright mineral pigments
D) Native Japanese subjects
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Lindsay Malcolm
about 13 hours ago
What was the original function of a pagoda in Japanese Buddhist architecture?
A) Serve as hall for readings of scripture
B) Shelter the image of the Buddha and attendants
C) Provide a monumental entrance gateway
D) House relics of the Buddha
A) Serve as hall for readings of scripture
B) Shelter the image of the Buddha and attendants
C) Provide a monumental entrance gateway
D) House relics of the Buddha
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Meraiah Ambat
about 13 hours ago
What type of artwork served as an aid to meditation and visualization in Shingon Buddhism?
A) Handscroll
B) Dotaku
C) Nembutsu
D) Mandara
A) Handscroll
B) Dotaku
C) Nembutsu
D) Mandara
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SELENA GABRIELLE LABAGNOY
about 14 hours ago
The painting Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace tells the narrative of events in which period?
A) Kofun
B) Nara
C) Heian
D) Yayoi
A) Kofun
B) Nara
C) Heian
D) Yayoi
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Nabhila Windyastari
about 14 hours ago
Who was the sculptor of the wooden statue of the Amida in the Phoenix Hall?
A) Tori Bosshi
B) Jocho
C) Kosho
D) Kuya
A) Tori Bosshi
B) Jocho
C) Kosho
D) Kuya
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Kendry Mendez
about 14 hours ago
Iron-wire lines are an aspect of which Japanese art form?
A) Woodcutting
B) Sculpture
C) Painting
D) Weaving
A) Woodcutting
B) Sculpture
C) Painting
D) Weaving
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Abigail Latecka
about 16 hours ago
Which of the following is an artwork in the tradition of Shingon Buddhism?
A) Amida triad
B) Ise Jingu honden
C) Taizokai mandara
D) Ishiyama-gire
A) Amida triad
B) Ise Jingu honden
C) Taizokai mandara
D) Ishiyama-gire
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Serena Dhanowa
about 16 hours ago
Which of the following has NOT been suggested as an identification of the Kofun haniwa figures set up around burial mounds?
A) Tomb guardians
B) Funeral procession
C) Dwellers in the realm
D) Family of the deceased
A) Tomb guardians
B) Funeral procession
C) Dwellers in the realm
D) Family of the deceased
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Bansi Javiya
about 16 hours ago
Which artist created the bronze Shaka triad now in the kondo of the Horyuji complex?
A) Shunjobo Chogen
B) Tori Busshi
C) Yakushi Nikko
D) Koken-Shotuku
A) Shunjobo Chogen
B) Tori Busshi
C) Yakushi Nikko
D) Koken-Shotuku
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oscar roldan
about 18 hours ago
In what medium did the Kamakura sculptor Kosho fashion his figures, such as the Buddhist priest Kuya?
A) Stone
B) Wood
C) Clay
D) Bronze
A) Stone
B) Wood
C) Clay
D) Bronze
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Varinder Singh
about 18 hours ago
Who were the first users of hiragana script, which became the primary medium for writing court poetry during the Heian period?
A) Court administrators
B) Samurai warriors
C) Women of the court
D) Buddhist monks
A) Court administrators
B) Samurai warriors
C) Women of the court
D) Buddhist monks
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makayla segura
about 18 hours ago
What is the name of the sculptor who created the Shaka triad for the Horyuji Kondo?
A) Shunjobo Chogen
B) Lady Murasaki
C) Tori Busshi
D) Fujiwara Yorimichi
A) Shunjobo Chogen
B) Lady Murasaki
C) Tori Busshi
D) Fujiwara Yorimichi
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Yolitza Silis
about 19 hours ago
During the Yayoi period, when villages grew in size and developed fortifications, people continued to live in which structures?
A) Haniwa houses
B) Mud huts
C) Stone houses
D) Pit dwellings
A) Haniwa houses
B) Mud huts
C) Stone houses
D) Pit dwellings
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Mohammad Dawood
about 19 hours ago
The standard shape for the central mound of tumuli during the Kofun period is which of the following?
A) Beehive
B) Wedge
C) Triangular
D) Keyhole
A) Beehive
B) Wedge
C) Triangular
D) Keyhole
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Susana Ferro
about 19 hours ago
Which of the following roofing materials did the Japanese builders of the Kondo, or Golden Hall, of the Horyuji derive from the Chinese model?
A) Wood
B) Thatch
C) Ceramic tile
D) Marble
A) Wood
B) Thatch
C) Ceramic tile
D) Marble
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Kamil Cengizz
about 21 hours ago
During which period did close relations and exchanges with China shorten the time lag between developments in China and their transferal to Japan?
A) Yayoi
B) Nara
C) Jomon
D) Kamakura
A) Yayoi
B) Nara
C) Jomon
D) Kamakura
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Cassidy Legath
about 21 hours ago
The Phoenix Hall, Byodoin, with its light exterior pillars, elevated wings, and reflective pond, is a physical metaphor for which of the following?
A) Kamakura imperial power
B) Buddha's palace in the Pure Land
C) Fujiwara clan
D) Buddha's Parinirvana
A) Kamakura imperial power
B) Buddha's palace in the Pure Land
C) Fujiwara clan
D) Buddha's Parinirvana