Which of the following is false about the rock inside the Dome of the Rock?

Moses received the ten commandments here

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

Believed to have fallen from Heaven

The Ka’aba influenced later Islamic architecture because it:

served as the orientation for the qibla wall in all mosques

One way this demonstrates religious devotion of the owner is by

Mashq technique of elongating letters

What does pilgrimage mean?

Travel to a site specific destination to venerate a holy site or relic

All is true about the function of an Islamic courtyard, except:

reserved for only the ruler to use

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Islamic Art Warm Up

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An AP Art History Quiz on Islamic Art and Architecture

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1
The chapters marked with a rectangular box are called
bifolium
suras
masq
kufik
2
Which of the following is false about the rock inside the Dome of the Rock?
Adam was buried there
Isaac/Ishmael was nearly sacrificed by Abraham/Ibrahim here
Moses received the ten commandments here
Mohammed ascended to Heaven on his night journey here
3
What is the holiest shrine in Islam?
The prophet's house in Medina
Great Mosque in Damascus
Dome of the Rock
The Kaaba
4
What is the significance of the Black Stone in the Kaaba?
It is a relic of Jesus Christ
Believed to have fallen from Heaven
It marks the body of Muhammad
Christians, Jews, and Muslims take a pilgrimage to see it
5
All of these are standard features of Islamic mosques EXCEPT:
nave
qibla wall
muquarnas dome
mihrab
6
The Ka’aba influenced later Islamic architecture because it:
served as the orientation for the qibla wall in all mosques
inspired the square hypostle hall structure used in all mosques
copied the house of Muhammad at Medina
inspired the use of the muquarnas dome in all mosques
7
faithful pilgrimage to Mecca is called
hajj
saum
zakat
salut
8
A central nich in a mosque which indicated the direction of Mecca
minaret
qibla
mihrab
mausoleum
9
The Qur'an (Koran) is read from which direction?
right to left
left to right
10
One way this demonstrates religious devotion of the owner is by
detailed images of animals and vegetation in the sura
purple dyed vellum assocated with royalty
Mashq technique of elongating letters
writing in kufic script that reads right to left
11
What does pilgrimage mean?
To circle around an object
When Europeans sat down with Native Americans for dinner
To profess one's belief in a diety
Travel to a site specific destination to venerate a holy site or relic
12
True or False: The columns at The Dome of the Rock were taken from Roman monuments.
True
False
13
The folio from the Qur'an was made on what material?
mulberry bark
parchment
stone tablet
vellum
14
All is true about the function of an Islamic courtyard, except:
acts as overflow area to accomodate worshippers during prayer
served as a place of tranquility
water used to cleanse before entering the mosque
reserved for only the ruler to use

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