Humanities Homework Help

Watch a documentary The Silk Road (3): The Art Gallery in the Desert” (48 minutes long), link below, and help me with 5 questions if the link dose not open type on youtube The Silk Road 03 The Art Gallery in the Desert

1-A lot of caves at Dunhuang were painted by famous Chinese artists. True or false?

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2- What Chinese traditional figure was NOT represented in early caves at Dunhuang?

Confucius

Nine-headed dragon

Guardian beasts

Legendary Chinese emperor

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3- What Indian element do early caves at Dunhuang exhibit?

Large window

Stupa

Raised triangular ceiling

Central pillar

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4- Why figures in early caves’ murals have such a thick outline?

That was a popular style of painting

Murals were damaged by visitors

This is a result of fading caused by light

Murals were repainted

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5- What might explain why the cave no. 17 was sealed in the 10th century?

To protect from Muslim iconoclasm

To protect from local gangs of bandits

To protect from tourists

To protect from natural disaster