It can be said of medieval Indian culture that
a. the south lacked any temple architecture.
b. the temples of India are among that civilization's most important artistic contributions.
c. India produced no literature of note.
d. written literature only came with the arrival of Islam.
e. there was never any religious influences in either its art or literature.
Question 2
Which of the following is not true about the caves of Ajanta?
a. They served only as shrines that were nothing more than holes in the cliffs.
b. They contain elaborate wall paintings relating to Buddha and his incarnations.
c. They are great sources of historical knowledge of fifth-century India.
d. They are examples of some of India's greatest artistic achievements.
e. Most of them were carved in an eighteen-year period.
Indian elephant, from a Lombardy manuscript, circa 1400.
Mixed Soil culture
Endocasts from South African australopithecines.
Menkaure with a Woman, probably Khamerernebty, from valley temple of Menkaure, Giza.