History Final Flashcard Questions

Front

Prior to the adoption of wooden architecture for Buddhist and Shinto sites, the main religious monuments of ancient Japan were enormous mounds called __________.

Back

Kofun

Front

In addition to pagodas, what other type of tall building was built across Japan in the 1500s-1600s?

Back

castles

Front

Which is one of the complexities addressed by the plan of the Meenakshi Temple complex in Madurai?

Back

It accommodates temples devoted to two major deities.

Front

These buildings are examples of the ______ typology.

Back

minka

Front

Beijing's layout can be seen both as a "top-down" diagram (imposed by imperial tradition), and as an everyday urban pattern consisting of courtyard houses called siheyuan and streets called __________.

Back

hutong

Front

The Khmer empire built numerous barays, with the purpose of...

Back

containing flood waters for agricultural use

Front

What state/society built the Kasubi Tombs?

Back

The Bugandan Kingdom

Front

What is one advantage of the multi-layered frame, separating the ceiling and roof layers?

Back

It allows air to circulate through gaps in the structure.

Front

What is unusual about the Ise Grand Shrine construction process?

Back

It is ritually dismantled and rebuilt every twenty years.

Front

What was Angkor Wat's original purpose?

Back

Hindu temple