Exam 9: Islamic Art

Prayer, fasting, pilgrimage, and charity are four subsidiary pillars of the so-called Five Pillars of Islam. The primary pillar is:

Islamic art gives us an intriguing look at the process whereby artistic tradition emerges as a combination of existing ideas under the impetus of a new ideology. This phenomenon is known as:

Which mosque style has a unified and clearly delineated interior space, rather than a fragmented or ambiguous space?

The adjective referring to the architectural use of many columns is:

The mosque complex of Selim II did NOT include which feature?

Iranian Islamic art, in contrast to other traditions

In Mesopotamia and Iran, the Arab Muslim conquerors encountered the cultural sphere of the:

What are the unifying themes of Islamic art?

Under the Persian influence, a new architectural form, the iwan, blended:

Mohammad is the Prophet of the Islamic religion.

Which is NOT a cause for the lack of axiality and lack of architectural focus throughout the structure of early Arab mosques?

The call to prayer given five times daily by a muezzin is issued from the:

Early mosque architecture emphasized:

The Iconoclastic Controversy explains the absence of human forms in Islamic Art.

How does holy script become an art form in Islamic art and architecture?

Describe the relationships between the principles and the Islamic religion and Islamic art and architecture.

The artistic qualities of script are central to the decorative aspects of Islamic art and architecture.

The Islamic religion is unique among ancient religions in not being based on a book and the word.

The angular, horizontal alphabet of early Islam is called:

What ornamental style is typified by energetic compositions of curved leaves and flowers linked by vines, and often embellished by animals?