| Why did early Buddhists believe portraying Buddha in art was impossible? | He had passed to nirvana |
| What is the goal of every Tibetan Mahayana Buddhist before crossing into paradise? | To help others reach enlightenment |
| Song painters valued landscape above other subjects because it | embodied the principle behind all things in their belief system |
| In the exiled Song scholar-painters’ art during Mongol rule, bamboo symbolized | Chinese peoples’ ability to bend and not break. |
| Japan’s capital was moved to Heian-ko between 784 and 794 to | distance the secular court from Buddhist influence. |
| Murasaki Shikibu’s The Tale of Genji is considered to be the world’s first | novel |
| The Ife people considered their king’s head to be of supreme importance believing it to | be the home of the spirit. |
| The Yoruba king must cover his face with rows of beads to | shield viewers from the power of his gaze. |
| Why was blood sacrifice central to Aztec culture? | The sun, moon, and earth were thought to need human blood for sustenance. |
| The conquering Spanish built churches on Inca temple foundations to | emphasize Christian control of native sites. |
| It is evident that the Sutton Hoo burial ceremony was not Christian, because | it included cremation. |
| What advantages did feudalism offer the fiefs? | Use of land and protection |
| Which literary work describes a scene similar to the Sutton Hoo discovery? | Beowulf |
| The monsters in Beowulf seem to be metaphors for | fate and the destructive forces of nature |
| Pope Leo III crowned Charlemagne the first Holy Roman Emperor for | Christianizing the people of his vast empire |
| Charlemagne insisted upon a Christian education for his people primarily to | enable them to read aloud and sing in church |
| What architectural feature especially distinguishes a Romanesque church? | barrel vaults |
| The Abbey Church of Sainte-Foy was a popular pilgrimage destination, because it contained the | relics of a martyred child who refused to worship pagan gods. |
| Romanesque churches’ portals were of special importance, because they | defined the boundary between secular and sacred space |
| Why was courtly love poetry written in the common language of everyday life instead of Latin? | A greater number of people would be able to enjoy it. |
| Who designed the Abbey of Saint-Denis’s renovation and thus began the Gothic style? | Abbot Suger |
| A large number of French cathedrals were called Notre Dame (“Our Lady”), because they werededicated to | the Virgin Mary, who was regarded as the “Queen of Heaven.” |
| What survived Chartres Cathedral’s devastating fire of 1194? | Mary’s tunic and a window portraying her |
| The Tree of Jesse is a common stained-glass motif, because it | establishes Mary’s royal lineage from King David. |
| Gothic cathedrals included flying buttresses to | help spread the weight of the vaults. |
| Where was the first university founded? | Bologna, Italy |
| The popular poem Roman de la Rose is based upon the relationship between | Peter Abelard and Héloïse |
| While on a crusade in Constantinople, what relic did Louis IX purchase to display at SainteChapelle? | Christ’s crown of thorns |
| Giovanni Pisano sculpted his Mary, Sister of Moses leaning forward to | allow viewers below to see her face. |
| Select the statement that is INCORRECT about private family patronage in Italy: | Private families tended to favor stained glass over fresco to decorate their chapels. |
Humanities chp 10-12
February 21, 2020