World Arts
Study Questions for Exam #5

Be prepared to define/discuss the significance of any of the following images or terms:

Ding with Dragon  Pattern, Shang Dynasty, bronze, c. 1200 B.C.
Burial Suit of Princess Tou Wen, Han Dynasty, 2nd Century, B. C.
Shi Huang Di's Tomb, Qin Dynasty, c. 210 B. C.
The Longmen Caves
Fan Kuan, Traveler's Among Mountains and Streams, on silk, early 11th Century A.D. (Song)
silk


Be prepared to answer the following essay questions:

1.  What are some of the art forms created for the Chinese kings and later emperors? How were these forms used? What was the concept of the Mandate of Heaven and how did this influence the perception and role of the Chinese kings and emperors?  What materials were used by the powerful and why were these materials/media special? 

2. Explain what you have learned about Chinese traditional painting--goals, philosophy, and symbolism from Dongfeng Li's talk, using Fan Kuan's Traveler's Among Mountains and Streams as a reference point (see your power point on Chinese art on course reserve for this painting).

3. Which of the following most closely parallels the form and function of Shi Huang Di's Tomb? (Explain your choice in your answer, including a specific explanation for each one that you eliminated) Stonehenge, the Pyramid of the Sun at Teotihuacan, Temple I at Tikal, or Serpent Mound in Ohio?