WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

CIVILIZATIONS OF ASIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Ancient Asian houses are decorated with sculptures and ____
A
pictures
B
paintings
C
decorations
D
plants
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Pagoda is a common oriental traditional building with specific form and style, and it’s easy to be seen in most of Asian countries. Pagoda is always used as a place collecting sarira, Buddha, Buddhist Scriptures, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Painting-Painting was often inspired by poetry and combined with calligraphy. Many paintings were landscapes that featured mountains, homes, birds, trees, and water.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are a variety of formats used in traditional Chinese painting and calligraphy. Typically, these works are created by artists on sheets of paper or silk that are laid on a flat surface and then mounted onto similar material with water soluble glue.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first decorations were fish and human faces, but these eventually evolved into symmetrical-geometric abstract designs, some painted. The most distinctive feature of Yangshao culture was the extensive use of painted pottery, especially human facial, animal, and geometric designs.

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