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Worksheetsarts q3 quiz
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The most famous aesthetic remnants of the Indus civilization are _______.
soapstone seals
Mohenjo-daro
Harappa
Soapstone seals were usually engraved with animals or humans along with a _______ at the bottom of it.
script
plant
rock
Which of the following were uses of soapstone seals?
A. trade
B. laundry
C. identifying gods
A and B
B and C
A and C
The two largest settlements of the Indus civilization are _______.
Taj Mahal and Shiva
Mohenjo-daro and Harappa
Taj Mahal and Harappa
Most surviving architecture of the Indian kingdom age is religious in nature. Many of these structures were carved out of _______.
rock
wood
soap
_______ is considered the primary traditional art form of South Asia.
sculpture
painting
weaving
The predominant subject of South Asian sculpture is _______.
human figure
animal
landscape
1. The primary form of Indo-Islamic architecture is the _______.
houses
statues
mosque
1. The exterior of an Indo-Islamic mosque is often rich with _______, such that it resembles the exterior of a Hindu temple
paintings
sculptures
drawings
The towers and domes of an Indo-Islamic mosque are often clearly based on the towers of Hindu temples or the domes of Buddhist _______.
churches
temples
stupas
The masterpiece of Indo-Islamic architecture is the _______, a mausoleum with a mosque design constructed from dazzling white marble.
Shiva
Taj Mahal
Harappa
Taj Mahal contrasts sharply with the smaller flanking buildings made primarily of _____ sandstone.
red
blue
white
Also called Festival of Lights, this is India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year which is celebrated for three to five days.
Diwali
Shiva
Rangoli
Hindus interpret the Diwali story based upon where they live but there’s one common theme no matter where people celebrate:
victory of good over evil
bountiful harvest
inner peace
Aside from clay lamps, people also decorate their homes with patterns called _______ on the floor using colored powders or sand.
soapstone
rangoli
diwali
Many trucks and buses are highly customized and decorated by their owners. The decoration often contained elements that remind the truck drivers of _______.
important values
good people
home
rangoli
soapstone seal
shiva
diwali
rangoli
soapstone seal
shiva
diwali
rangoli
soapstone seal
shiva
diwali
Mohenjo-daro
Harappa
truck art
shiva
