When Japanese borders closed in the Edo Period the Dutch were the only outsiders allowed to still trade with Japan. This was because the Dutch

Early Japanese Buddhist religious architecture was symbolic of the power of the emperor.

The arts of the northwest coast of North America (like Totem Poles) look ________.

The only MesoAmerican culture with a confirmed system of writing is the ________.

The Aztecs thought their Templo Mayor (main temple) was an axis mundi. Axis mudi means ______.

The Inka were the supreme masters of shaping and fitting _____ to create their monumental architecture. 

Zen Buddhist Gardens include ______.

What has become increasingly common, especially after midterm elections, among political parties between the President and Congress? 

 A distinguishing feature of the contemporary party system is ______________________, where the two major political parties and their supporters are divided on many issues.

A Hindu temple is very geometric in design and focuses on a central cubic space that has been described as a “house of the womb” which usually includes an image of a god in it or near it.