Assume you are an ancient traveler making a journey overland to China and returning to your home in Rome by water several years later. Study the following map carefully so you are familiar with the route you will take and the people you are likely to encounter.
Consider the cultural impact such a trip would have had on you as you viewed examples of art and architecture along the way.
Using your book and/or Internet resources, choose six specific pieces of art and/or architecture you would have seen along the way. Each piece must be from a different locale. Capture pictures of each of the six locations you choose, insert them in the pages that follow, and then, answer the questions.
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1. What is the name of this piece of art or architecture? Yumen Pass, or Jade Gate or Pass of the Jade Gate
2. Where is it located? Dunhuang in today's Gansu Province, China
3. Discuss the importance of the art/architecture in its native location. What impact does it have on you as a traveler seeing it for the first time?
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4. What is the name of this piece of art or architecture? Hanging Temple
5. Where is it located? At the foot of the mountain Henshan and is situated 80 kilometers from the city Datong.
6. Discuss the importance of the art/architecture in its native location. What impact does it have on you as a traveler seeing it for the first time?
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7. What is the name of this piece of art or architecture? Sher-Dor Madrasah
8. Where is it located? Registan Square, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
9. Discuss the importance of the art/architecture in its native location. What impact does it have on you as a traveler seeing it for the first time?
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10. What is the name of this piece of art or architecture? Terracotta Warriors Army and Horses
11. Where is it located? Xian, China
12. Discuss the importance of the art/architecture in its native location. What impact does it have on you as a traveler seeing it for the first time?
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13. What is the name of this piece of art or architecture? Mount Maijishan Grottoes
14. Where is it located? Majishan in Tianshui, Gansu Province, northwest China.
15. Discuss the importance of the art/architecture in its native location. What impact does it have on you as a traveler seeing it for the first time?
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16. What is the name of this piece of art or architecture? Saint Peter’s Church
17. Where is it located? In a natural cave on the western slope of Mt. Staurin, Antioch, Syria
18. Discuss the importance of the art/architecture in its native location. What impact does it have on you as a traveler seeing it for the first time?
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