Lecture 9 Visual Culture of Leaders and Deities, Late Classical to 1000 CE

February 14, 2024

Module 05 Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this module, which includes Lectures 8 and 9, students will have accomplished the following:

MLO 5.1: Students will demonstrate an understanding of how leaders in ancient China affected the appearance and proliferation of Buddhist art and architecture in China, depending upon their acceptance or rejection of that religion, as discussed in Lecture 8.
MLO 5.2: Students will recognize how Chinese Buddhist art and architecture changed in appearance over time, with earlier examples reflecting more Indic aesthetics and styles, as illustrated in Lecture 8.
MLO 5.3: Students will differentiate between traditional Buddhist and Chan Buddhist art in China, as discussed in Lecture 8.
MLO 5.4: Students will demonstrate an understanding of how leaders in ancient Japan affected the appearance and proliferation of Buddhist art and architecture in Japan, depending upon their acceptance or rejection of that religion, as discussed in Lecture 8.
MLO 5.5: Students will demonstrate understanding of how the creation of Buddhist art and architecture affected the natural resources of ancient Japan, as discussed in Lecture 8.
MLO 5.6: Students will differentiate between traditional, Pure Land, and Zen Buddhist art and architecture, as illustrated in Lecture 8.
MLO 5.7: Students will recognize changes in political art following the legalization of Christianity in Classical Rome, as discussed in Lecture 9.
MLO 5.8: Students will differentiate religious (Christian) art and architecture before and after it was legalized in Classical Rome, as discussed in Lecture 9.
MLO 5.9: Students will recognize Classical and Early Medieval influences in the political art and architecture created in Europe, 800–1000 CE, as illustrated in Lecture 9.
MLO 5.10: Students will recognize Classical and Early Medieval influences in the religious art and architecture created in Europe, 800–1000 CE, as illustrated in Lecture 9.

Module 05 Activities & Assignments

In this module, you will:

Watch: Lecture 8: Visual Culture of Leaders and Deities, Buddhist Art in China and Japan
Watch: Lecture 9: Visual Culture of Leaders and Deities, Late Classical to 1000 CE (see videos below)
Complete: Lecture Quiz 8/9
Complete: Reading Quiz 2

Today's Meditation Exercise

Daily Calm: 10 Minute Mindfulness Meditation - Community

Viewing Information

The PowerPoint presentations have been converted to MP4 video files and uploaded to YouTube, which some of you may find more convenient or easier to open, especially on mobile devices.

Take Notes:

While viewing the slides, be sure to take notes just as you would during a regular face-to-face classroom lecture. This will put you in good shape to take Lecture Quiz 8/9, which is due no later than 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, February 18th.
If you need help spelling some of the key words and names, take a look at the Key Terms list below.
While completing the Lecture Quiz, you are allowed to go back over the lectures and review any of the slides or information. (It is possible to have more than one Canvas tab open at a time.) Good luck.

For your convenience, here is a PDF of the Lecture 9 slides: Lecture 9: Visual Culture of Leaders and Deities, Late Classical through 1000 CE.pdf

Key Terms

Here are some key terms and concepts from today's lecture:

Syncretic/Syncretism
Augustus of Primaporta
Tetrarchs
Constantine the Great
Basilica
Central Plan
Narthex
Transept
Nave

Apse
Atrium
Clerestory
Ambulatory
Rotunda
San Vitale
Justinian I and Theodora
Charlemagne/Carolingian Empire
Ottonian Empire

Lecture 9, Part 1 (40 mins.)

Lecture 9, Part 2 (31 mins.)

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