Exam 5: The Islamic World

The distinctive feature of the Malwiya minaret is its _____.

When Muhammad returned to Mecca he preserved the _____ as the center of the Islamic world.

How was calligraphy used in Islamic art?

The _____ is the hall in the mosque reserved for the ruler.

The minaret of the Kairouan mosque resembles _____.

What are you unlikely to find in the decoration of a mosque?

How does the decoration of this correspond to medieval manuscripts?

Discuss the diversity found within Islamic architecture. Address regional and chronological differences.

Following Muhammad's practice, Islamic leaders, or _____, were secular and religious leaders.

Muslims are called to pray from the _____.

The most important buildings in the Islamic world were _____.

Describe the significance of tilework in Islamic decoration. When was its Golden Age?

An experimentation with _____ contributed to the intricacy of the dome in the Mezquita at Córdoba.

What was the hierarchy of leadership during the early centuries of Islamic history?