In what way do Muslims worship at the site of The Kaaba?

Circumambulating the Kaaba; kissing/touching the Black Stone

What is the significance of the Black Stone in the Kaaba?

Believed to have been given to Ibrahim by an angel

What is the function of a mihrab in a mosque?

Indicates the direction of Mecca

What did NOT influence the paintings (one example is shown) in the book of the Shahnama?

Hand gestures (mudras) from Buddhist sculptures

What is this piece called and which book is it from?

The Court of the Gayumars; Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama

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AP Art History 250 (Islamic)

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1
In what way do Muslims worship at the site of The Kaaba?
Bowing down to the Kaaba
Circumambulating the Kaaba; kissing/touching the Black Stone
Dancing and praising within the Kaaba
Singing worship to the Kaaba in hopes of channeling Muhammad
2
Which architectural innovation did the Alhambra exemplify?
Vaulted muqarnas
Horseshoe arches
Iwan
Flying buttress
3
What is the significance of the Black Stone in the Kaaba?
Christians, Jews, and Muslims take a pilgrimage to see it
It marks the body of Muhammad
It is a relic of Jesus Christ
Believed to have been given to Ibrahim by an angel
4
What is this building called?
Great Mosque of Cordoba
Great Mosque of Isfahan
Alhambra
The Dome of the Rock
5
What is the function of a mihrab in a mosque?
Symbolic representation of the vault of heaven
Special area reserved for a ruler
Indicates the direction of Mecca
Used to call the faithful to prayer
6
What did NOT influence the paintings (one example is shown) in the book of the Shahnama?
compositions from Western paintings
Elements borrowed from Chinese paintings
Traditional style of Persian paintings
Hand gestures (mudras) from Buddhist sculptures
7
What did NOT signal the status of the owner of this Folio from a Qur'an?
Gold ink
Vellum pages
Kufic script
Minimal lines of calligraphy on each page of costly vellum
8
What type of mosque is the Great Mosque of Isfahan?
2 Iwan
4 Iwan
Hypostyle
Centrall planned
9
Who was the artist of this piece and what culture was it from?
Pradesh; India
Muhammad ibn al-Zain; Umayyad
Bichitr; Somalian
Sultan Muhammad; Persian
10
Where did this piece start out and where did it end up at?
Turkey; Spain
Iran; France
Syria/Egypt; France
Jerusalem; Spain
11
What did the Great Mosque of Cordoba NOT include?
Gothic rib vaulted dome
Lunettes
Recycled ancient Roman columns
Horseshoe arches
12
What is this piece called and which book is it from?
Page from the Golden Haggadah
The Court of the Gayumars; Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama
The Feast of Sada; Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama
Bahram Gur Fights the Karg; Great Il Khanid Shahnama
13
When was The Dome of the Rock built?
890-897 CE
960-967 CE
567-574 CE
685-692 CE
14
What is NOT carved on this piece?
Horseback date picking
Two men collecting eggs from the nests from Falcons
Lute player flanked by two figures
Hebrew inscription of words
15
What was the function of the Ardabil Carpet?
To place in a home
To put in a mosque
To put in a shrine
To cover a coffin

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