AP Art History Unit 4+5 Review

The traditional abhaya mudra displayed by Shiva in the Chola bronze Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja) is used to

• provide comfort so that the viewer will not be afraid while in the presence of the god

• symbolize the soul's division into different parts as it prepares for the afterlife

• denote intense meditation as Shiva initiates the dramatic cycles of creation and destruction

• highlight the god's role in aiding worshippers to eradicate ignorance of the illusory world

The work shown can attributed to the artistic tradition of

• Persia

• China

• India

• Japan

The rock-cut Longmen cave sculptures are significant within the tradition of Chinese art because they

• show that the tradition of Buddhist sculpture originally emerged in the remote regions of China

• convey the importance of funerary monuments for early Chinese Buddhists

• convey the support of the Chinese imperial court for the spread of Buddhism

• show the adoption of iconography from traditional Chinese religions in depictions of the Buddha

When displayed for daily purposes without his splendid robes, the figure of Jowo Rinpoche is seen sitting cross-legged and reaching down with his right hand, indicating

• his rule over the universe

• the moment of his physical death

• the delivery of his first sermon

• the moment of his enlightenment

The practice of circumambulating Hindu temples such as the Lakshmana Temple was intended to enable devotees to

• find others who worshipped Vishnu, the primary deity of the temple

• meditate on Hindu principles as they approached the inner sanctuary

• visualize the history of the spread of Hinduism throughout the region

• locate sculptures of the particular deity whose protection they desired

Monuments like the Buddha at Bamiyan most directly influenced the form and scale of Buddhist statues created for

• Borobudur Temple in Indonesia

• Angkor Wat in Cambodia

• Todai-ji in Japan

• the Longmen caves in China

Borobudur was designed in the form of a giant mandala in order to

• mirror the sacred cosmic order

• create an unconquerable fortress

• display the grandeur of Buddhism

• accommodate large congregations

The temple at Angkor Wat was originally designed as a

• manifestation of the connection between the king and divine power

• center of worship for the faithful, including towers used for the call to prayers

• site where pilgrims could gather to offer gifts of thanks or prayers for safety

• monastery complex with entrances oriented toward the cardinal points

In Travelers among Mountains and Streams, Fan Kuan makes the few human and animal figures very small in comparison to the massive mountains in order to remind viewers that

• people should choose to live simply

• people are insignificant in relation to nature

• the bond between people and animals is important

• people should not attempt to scale the heights of a mountain

The Qin Dynasty Terra cotta warriors differ from the warriors shown on the Standard of Ur in that only the Qin warriors

• were created for a tomb

• have individual features

• stand in straight lines

• are monochromatic