Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Chapter 10 Study Guide


The Islamic World

Islamic
      Dome of the Rock (interior), 687-692
      Malwiya Minaret, Great Mosque at Samarra, 848-852
      Prayer hall of the Great Mosque at Cordoba, 8th-10th centuries
      Sinan, Mosque of Selim II (exterior), 1568-1575

1. What is a minaret?
2. What is the orientation of all mosques?
3. Why is abstract patterning so prevalent in Islamic decoration? 

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