Exam 10: The Islamic World

Describe the significance of and political messages of palaces in Islamic architecture. What similarities or differences existed among them?

Umayyad palaces included elaborate bathing facilities, which were an inheritance from ____?

How did the city plan of eighth-century Baghdad reflect Islamic power and culture?

What are the essential tenets of Islam?

How did the Mongols impact Islamic art?

Describe the Alhambra and its impact on the West.

Too tall to call Muslims to prayer, the Malwiya minaret in Samarra may have functioned as a symbol of the ____.

The coming of a new religion to Jerusalem, a city sacred to both Jews and Christians, is marked by a monument known as the ____.

Describe the cultural contributions made by Islam to western Europe.

How is interior architectural space defined in the Muslim world?

The sacred book of Islam is the Koran, or recitations. The recitations or instructions were given to Muhammad by the ____.