The Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes was built for...

a place for spectacular receptions and festivals

lamassu from citab=del of sargon II

why were these broken?

they were offensive to Christian missionaries

why were these broken?

they were offensive to Christian missionaries

This structure is called...

The Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon

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

The Court of the Gayumars; Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama

What is the function of a mihrab in a mosque?

Indicates the direction of Mecca

why is this piece so unusual for the Arabian peninsula?

it represents a human and Islam forbids idols

How was The Great Mosque of Cordoba altered by Christians after the reconquest of Spain?

The interior was reroofed using European vaulting techniques

What is twisted perspective?

where the subject is mostly in profile except some features.

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

Hand gestures (mudras) from Buddhist sculptures

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

Circumambulating the Kaaba; kissing/touching the Black Stone

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islamic/persian art

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art semester review semester 1 2021: ap art hist semester review : ap art hist ancient mediterranean and greece 2020: Review of Unit 2 APAH. islamic art: Duplicate of AP Art History 250 (Islamic): Islamic Art with some European pieces sprinkled inside. Duplicate of AP Art Hist

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1
A flowing intricate, and symmetrical pattern deriving from floral motifs
Tesselations
Arabesque
Calligraphy
Kufic designs
2
Which of the following has a similar function to the Alhambra?
Forum if Trajan
Forbidden City
Ankor Wat
Temple of Amen Re at Karnak
3
What type of mosque is the Great Mosque of Isfahan?
Hypostyle
Centrall planned
2 Iwan
4 Iwan
4
What did the Great Mosque of Cordoba NOT include?
Lunettes
Recycled ancient Roman columns
Gothic rib vaulted dome
Horseshoe arches
5
What is NOT carved on this piece?
Lute player flanked by two figures
Hebrew inscription of words
Two men collecting eggs from the nests from Falcons
Horseback date picking
6
What building has the oldest surviving Qur'an verses in architecture?
The Dome of the Rock
Mohammad's house in Medina
The Kaaba
The Great Mosque of Isfahan
7
The Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes was built for...
a grand palace
a place for spectacular receptions and festivals
a tribute to the crowning of a king
a tomb
8
name the image
shapur at the gate of the king
lamassu from citab=del of sargon II
rhyton in the form of a winged bull
museen entrance to the audience hall
9
a slender column used to call people to prayer is called a
Voussoirs
Mihrab
Minaret
Muezzin
10
why were these broken?
they were dropped
they were too tall to fit on ships of Europeans
they were offensive to Christian missionaries
they were brittle and broke by themselves
11
why were these broken?
they were too tall to fit on ships of Europeans
they were brittle and broke by themselves
they were dropped
they were offensive to Christian missionaries
12
Where did this piece start out and where did it end up at?
Iran; France
Jerusalem; Spain
Turkey; Spain
Syria/Egypt; France
13
This structure is called...
The Temple of Minerva
The Triclinium Tomb
The Parthenon
The Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon
14
A wedge-shaped stone that forms the curved part of an arch
Muqarna
Pyxis
Voussoirs
Iwan
15
Decoration using polygonal shapes and no gaps
Qibla
Arabesque
Kufic
Tesselations
16
A pulpit from which sermons are given
Mihrab
Jali
Minbar
Minaret
17
True or False: The columns at The Dome of the Rock were taken from Roman monuments.
False
True
18
What centrally planned mosque had a hospital, school, and library as part of the complex?
The Great Mosque of Cordoba
The Dome of the Rock
The Mosque of Selim II
The Great Mosque of Isfahan
19
Which if the following artworks were made as a matching pair?
The Pyxis of al-Mugira
Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
The Folio from a Qur'an
The Ardabil carpet
20
A central nich in a mosque which indicated the direction of Mecca
mihrab
mausoleum
minaret
qibla
21
What is this piece called and which book is it from?
The Court of the Gayumars; Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama
The Feast of Sada; Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama
Page from the Golden Haggadah
Bahram Gur Fights the Karg; Great Il Khanid Shahnama
22
What famous building was made by the Nasrid Dynasty?
The Great Mosque of Cordoba
The Alhambra
The Mosque of Selim
The Taj Mahal
23
What is the purpose of the qibla wall?
Help Muslims face Damascus
Help Muslims face Medina
Help Muslims to face Mecca
Help Muslims face Jerusalem
24
why does Cullum love this so much?
all of the above
because he has a unibrow and he ROCKS IT!
because his highly stylized curls look like spaghettios
because of the cryptic mona lisa smile what's he smiling for
25
What is the holiest shrine in Islam?
Great Mosque in Damascus
The Kaaba
The prophet's house in Medina
Dome of the Rock
26
What is the function of a mihrab in a mosque?
Indicates the direction of Mecca
Symbolic representation of the vault of heaven
Special area reserved for a ruler
Used to call the faithful to prayer
27
When making the hajj, Muslims circumambulate the Kaaba__times in a ______direction.
7/counterclockwise
7/clockwise
8/counterclockwise
8/clockwise
28
Who was the artist of this piece and what culture was it from?
Muhammad ibn al-Zain; Umayyad
Bichitr; Somalian
Pradesh; India
Sultan Muhammad; Persian
29
What did NOT signal the status of the owner of this Folio from a Qur'an?
Minimal lines of calligraphy on each page of costly vellum
Kufic script
Gold ink
Vellum pages
30
Which architectural innovation did the Alhambra exemplify?
Iwan
Vaulted muqarnas
Flying buttress
Horseshoe arches
31
An example of a hypostyle mosque is
The Great Mosque at Isfahan
The Great Mosque of Cordoba
The Alhambra
The Mosque of Selim II
32
Which city did Muhammad travel to before ascending to Mecca?
Medina
Mecca
Constantinople
Jerusalem
33
The pyxis is used to hold
holy water
cosmetics
jewelry
relics
34
What was the function of the Ardabil Carpet?
To place in a home
To cover a coffin
To put in a mosque
To put in a shrine
35
What was the original function of the basin called Baptisere de St. Louis
washing hands
retelling mythological stories
baptisms
coronation rituals
36
why is this piece so unusual for the Arabian peninsula?
it represents a human and Islam forbids idols
it has a double bladed sword
because gingerbread cookies don't usually last 5000 years
it has no arms, legs or mouth
37
How was The Great Mosque of Cordoba altered by Christians after the reconquest of Spain?
The mihrab was destroyed and replaced with an alter
Turned into a church, then a mosque
The interior was reroofed using European vaulting techniques
The interior arches were taken down
38
What is twisted perspective?
where the subject is mostly in profile except some features.
where the subject is all twisted up like a snake
where the subject is in one point perspective.
39
What is this building called?
Great Mosque of Isfahan
Alhambra
Great Mosque of Cordoba
The Dome of the Rock
40
what is a henge?
two concentric circles made of stone
usually made of wood, it is a large fence
a circular ditch and a bank
a landing pad for aliens
41
The Qur'an (Koran) is read from which direction?
left to right
right to left
42
What did NOT influence the paintings (one example is shown) in the book of the Shahnama?
Hand gestures (mudras) from Buddhist sculptures
compositions from Western paintings
Elements borrowed from Chinese paintings
Traditional style of Persian paintings
43
In what way do Muslims worship at the site of The Kaaba?
Singing worship to the Kaaba in hopes of channeling Muhammad
Bowing down to the Kaaba
Dancing and praising within the Kaaba
Circumambulating the Kaaba; kissing/touching the Black Stone
44
The folio from the Qur'an is made on what material?
paper
parchment/vellum
tile
fabric
45
Bahrum Gur Fights the Karg is a manuscript from ______ and the Karg is a _______.
Israel/horse
Mongolia/unicorn
Iran/unicorn or horned wolf
Iran/horse
46
Sinan built which famous mosque?
The Mosque of Cordoba
The Great Mosque of Isfahan
The Hagia Sophia
The Mosque of Selim II

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Questions 46

Answers

1
A flowing intricate, and symmetrical pattern deriving from floral motifs
Tesselations
Arabesque
Calligraphy
Kufic designs
2
Which of the following has a similar function to the Alhambra?
Forum if Trajan
Forbidden City
Ankor Wat
Temple of Amen Re at Karnak
3
What type of mosque is the Great Mosque of Isfahan?
Hypostyle
Centrall planned
2 Iwan
4 Iwan
4
What did the Great Mosque of Cordoba NOT include?
Lunettes
Recycled ancient Roman columns
Gothic rib vaulted dome
Horseshoe arches
5
What is NOT carved on this piece?
Lute player flanked by two figures
Hebrew inscription of words
Two men collecting eggs from the nests from Falcons
Horseback date picking
6
What building has the oldest surviving Qur'an verses in architecture?
The Dome of the Rock
Mohammad's house in Medina
The Kaaba
The Great Mosque of Isfahan
7
The Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes was built for...
a grand palace
a place for spectacular receptions and festivals
a tribute to the crowning of a king
a tomb
8
name the image
shapur at the gate of the king
lamassu from citab=del of sargon II
rhyton in the form of a winged bull
museen entrance to the audience hall
9
a slender column used to call people to prayer is called a
Voussoirs
Mihrab
Minaret
Muezzin
10
why were these broken?
they were dropped
they were too tall to fit on ships of Europeans
they were offensive to Christian missionaries
they were brittle and broke by themselves
11
why were these broken?
they were too tall to fit on ships of Europeans
they were brittle and broke by themselves
they were dropped
they were offensive to Christian missionaries
12
Where did this piece start out and where did it end up at?
Iran; France
Jerusalem; Spain
Turkey; Spain
Syria/Egypt; France
13
This structure is called...
The Temple of Minerva
The Triclinium Tomb
The Parthenon
The Great Altar of Zeus and Athena at Pergamon
14
A wedge-shaped stone that forms the curved part of an arch
Muqarna
Pyxis
Voussoirs
Iwan
15
Decoration using polygonal shapes and no gaps
Qibla
Arabesque
Kufic
Tesselations
16
A pulpit from which sermons are given
Mihrab
Jali
Minbar
Minaret
17
True or False: The columns at The Dome of the Rock were taken from Roman monuments.
False
True
18
What centrally planned mosque had a hospital, school, and library as part of the complex?
The Great Mosque of Cordoba
The Dome of the Rock
The Mosque of Selim II
The Great Mosque of Isfahan
19
Which if the following artworks were made as a matching pair?
The Pyxis of al-Mugira
Bahram Gur Fights the Karg
The Folio from a Qur'an
The Ardabil carpet
20
A central nich in a mosque which indicated the direction of Mecca
mihrab
mausoleum
minaret
qibla
21
What is this piece called and which book is it from?
The Court of the Gayumars; Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama
The Feast of Sada; Shah Tahmasp's Shahnama
Page from the Golden Haggadah
Bahram Gur Fights the Karg; Great Il Khanid Shahnama
22
What famous building was made by the Nasrid Dynasty?
The Great Mosque of Cordoba
The Alhambra
The Mosque of Selim
The Taj Mahal
23
What is the purpose of the qibla wall?
Help Muslims face Damascus
Help Muslims face Medina
Help Muslims to face Mecca
Help Muslims face Jerusalem
24
why does Cullum love this so much?
all of the above
because he has a unibrow and he ROCKS IT!
because his highly stylized curls look like spaghettios
because of the cryptic mona lisa smile what's he smiling for
25
What is the holiest shrine in Islam?
Great Mosque in Damascus
The Kaaba
The prophet's house in Medina
Dome of the Rock
26
What is the function of a mihrab in a mosque?
Indicates the direction of Mecca
Symbolic representation of the vault of heaven
Special area reserved for a ruler
Used to call the faithful to prayer
27
When making the hajj, Muslims circumambulate the Kaaba__times in a ______direction.
7/counterclockwise
7/clockwise
8/counterclockwise
8/clockwise
28
Who was the artist of this piece and what culture was it from?
Muhammad ibn al-Zain; Umayyad
Bichitr; Somalian
Pradesh; India
Sultan Muhammad; Persian
29
What did NOT signal the status of the owner of this Folio from a Qur'an?
Minimal lines of calligraphy on each page of costly vellum
Kufic script
Gold ink
Vellum pages
30
Which architectural innovation did the Alhambra exemplify?
Iwan
Vaulted muqarnas
Flying buttress
Horseshoe arches
31
An example of a hypostyle mosque is
The Great Mosque at Isfahan
The Great Mosque of Cordoba
The Alhambra
The Mosque of Selim II
32
Which city did Muhammad travel to before ascending to Mecca?
Medina
Mecca
Constantinople
Jerusalem
33
The pyxis is used to hold
holy water
cosmetics
jewelry
relics
34
What was the function of the Ardabil Carpet?
To place in a home
To cover a coffin
To put in a mosque
To put in a shrine
35
What was the original function of the basin called Baptisere de St. Louis
washing hands
retelling mythological stories
baptisms
coronation rituals
36
why is this piece so unusual for the Arabian peninsula?
it represents a human and Islam forbids idols
it has a double bladed sword
because gingerbread cookies don't usually last 5000 years
it has no arms, legs or mouth
37
How was The Great Mosque of Cordoba altered by Christians after the reconquest of Spain?
The mihrab was destroyed and replaced with an alter
Turned into a church, then a mosque
The interior was reroofed using European vaulting techniques
The interior arches were taken down
38
What is twisted perspective?
where the subject is mostly in profile except some features.
where the subject is all twisted up like a snake
where the subject is in one point perspective.
39
What is this building called?
Great Mosque of Isfahan
Alhambra
Great Mosque of Cordoba
The Dome of the Rock
40
what is a henge?
two concentric circles made of stone
usually made of wood, it is a large fence
a circular ditch and a bank
a landing pad for aliens
41
The Qur'an (Koran) is read from which direction?
left to right
right to left
42
What did NOT influence the paintings (one example is shown) in the book of the Shahnama?
Hand gestures (mudras) from Buddhist sculptures
compositions from Western paintings
Elements borrowed from Chinese paintings
Traditional style of Persian paintings
43
In what way do Muslims worship at the site of The Kaaba?
Singing worship to the Kaaba in hopes of channeling Muhammad
Bowing down to the Kaaba
Dancing and praising within the Kaaba
Circumambulating the Kaaba; kissing/touching the Black Stone
44
The folio from the Qur'an is made on what material?
paper
parchment/vellum
tile
fabric
45
Bahrum Gur Fights the Karg is a manuscript from ______ and the Karg is a _______.
Israel/horse
Mongolia/unicorn
Iran/unicorn or horned wolf
Iran/horse
46
Sinan built which famous mosque?
The Mosque of Cordoba
The Great Mosque of Isfahan
The Hagia Sophia
The Mosque of Selim II