Art Chapter 10: India, Japan, and China

Did the act of meditation in Buddhism have any influences on Indian architecture? What are the 2 important ones?

What is a Buddhist stupa?

What 2 religions were formed in India?

Where did the Harappan civilization develop?

What 2 cultural beliefs blended over time to form Hinduism?

What is the primary purpose of Hindu temples?

What is the significance of the bronze shiva in Hinduism?

What impact did meditation have on the art of China?

What is a vanishing point in art? Did Western art follow the same principle as Chinese, explain?

What did the Japanese make giant statues of because of their religion?