Deck 4: A: Culture and Religion in Eurasianorth Africa 500

Question 1

In Source 4.1,the three-pronged emblem known as a triratna symbolizes the

A) three Indian female earth spirits linked to fertility.
B) religions of Buddhism,Hinduism,and Sikhism.
C) bodhisattvas who guided believers to nirvana.
D) Buddha,his teaching,and the Buddhist community.

Answer 1

Buddha,his teaching,and the Buddhist community.

Question 2

Depictions of the Maitreya Buddha in China often portrayed the Buddha

A) under the Bodhi tree.
B) with multiple heads.
C) as a set of footprints.
D) as a laughing figure.

Answer 2

as a laughing figure.

Question 3

How have representations of the Buddha changed from the second century to the fourteenth century?

A) The earliest depictions showed the Buddha as a god,while later representations relied on symbols.
B) The earliest depictions of the Buddha relied on symbols,while later representations showed the Buddha in various human forms.
C) The earliest depictions showed the Buddha in various human forms,while later representations shunned any depiction of him in human form.
D) The earliest depictions showed the Buddha with animal-like features,while later representations resembled the Roman gods.

Answer 3

The earliest depictions of the Buddha relied on symbols,while later representations showed the Buddha in various human forms.

Question 4

The emergence of the Bodhisattva of Compassion (depicted in Source 4.3)and other bodhisattva figures as objects of worship and sources of comfort was associated with

A) Hinduism.
B) Christianity.
C) Mahayana Buddhism.
D) the Gandhara style.

Question 5

As a result of contact between the Gandhara region of South Asia and the Roman Empire,artists began to portray the Buddha by the first century C.E.

A) in human form.
B) as an empty throne.
C) as a horse with no rider.
D) with numerous heads.