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What influenced the earliest architectural developments in the North of India?
What type of stone was easily available along the Indus and Ganges rivers in the earliest times?
Which feature was employed to exclude sunlight and heat in Indian architecture due to climatic influence?
What played a central and definitive role in the lives of most Indian people, impacting architectural development?
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What type of stone was found in Rajasthan and Agra for use as facing materials in architecture?
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What was easily available for use as building material because it floated down the rivers from the earliest times?
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What are the 3 main religions that influenced the architecture of India?
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Which religion's architecture teaches a meditative way of life and accepts reincarnation but rejects the caste system?
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Which Hindu god is known as 'The Creator'?
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Which science of structure attempts to align energies in Hindu architecture?
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Which period in Indian history is characterized by its extraordinary richness and complexity of sculptural ornament in temple buildings?
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Which religion's architecture emphasizes the preservation of every living creature & the cultivation of natural objects & values?
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Which style of Hindu architecture includes Dravidian, Chalukyan, and Northern styles?
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Which religion's architecture involves laying Mandala Purusha, the cosmic body of God, over every building site?
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What is the goal of Jainism and Hinduism in terms of salvation?
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What geographical features influenced the earliest architectural developments in the North of India?
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What was easily available for use as building material along the Indus & Ganges rivers in the earliest times?
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Which architectural feature was employed to exclude sunlight & heat in Indian architecture due to climatic influence?
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What major religions influenced the architecture of India?
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What type of stone was found in Rajasthan and Agra for use as facing materials in architecture?
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What played a central and definitive role in the lives of most Indian people, impacting architectural development?
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What are the three main religions that influenced the architecture of India?
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What does Vaastu Shastra attempt to align in Hindu architecture?
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Which Hindu god is known as 'The Creator'?
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What period in Indian history is characterized by extraordinary richness and complexity of sculptural ornament in temple buildings?
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What is the goal of Jainism and Hinduism in terms of salvation?
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What is the science of structure in Hindu architecture?
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What type of stone was found in Rajasthan and Agra for use as facing materials in architecture?
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Which style of Hindu architecture includes Dravidian, Chalukyan, and Northern styles?
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What are the main gods of Hindu/Brahman Architecture?
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Which religion's architecture teaches a meditative way of life and accepts reincarnation but rejects the caste system?
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