8–8% of the AP exam. Key topics: Hindu temple architecture: shikhara, mandapa, vimana, sculptural programs, devotional function, Buddhist art and architecture: stupa, chaitya hall, vihara, mudra system, bodhisattva iconography, Indus Valley Civilization: Mohenjo-Daro urban planning, standardized seals, bronze dancing figure, Gupta period sculpture: idealized Buddhist figural style, serene expression, clinging drapery, Chinese art: jade, bronze ritual vessels (zoomorphic, taotie motif), landscape painting, calligraphy, Japanese art: Zen-influenced ink painting, woodblock prints (ukiyo-e), ceramics, architecture, Southeast Asian monumental architecture: Angkor Wat (Hindu/Buddhist cosmological plan), Borobudur, Mughal miniature painting: synthesis of Persian and Indian traditions, court portraiture.
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