ch.13 Islam part II

Question 1

Great Mosque of Djenné

Answer 1

• Mali Empire
• Djenné
• adobe (baked mud and clay)
• hypostyle
• wooden beams on the walls for climbing
• minarets
• openings on the roof for ventilation
• ostrich eggs on minarets
• engraved columns on the walls
• replastered often

Question 2

Great Mosque (Masjid-e Jameh)

Answer 2

• Persian Dynasties
• Isfahan, Iran
• stone, brick, wood, plaster, ceramic tile
• 4 hypostyle halls leading to central court
• mineret halls hold the qibla
• muqarna arches
• tile with plant and calligraphy designs
• roof is covered with minature domes

Question 3

Folio from a Qur’an

Answer 3

• Abassid Empire
• Arab, North Africa
• ink, color and gold on parchment
• no depictions of people
• calligraphy
• gold chapter heading
• red dots aiding pronounciation
• kufic writing style

Question 4

Mosque of Selim II

Answer 4

• Ottoman Empire
• Edirne, Turkey
• brick and stone
• architecture by Sinan
• for the sultan
• piers support the dome
• influenced by Hagia Sophia (dome on windows)
• slightly taller
• minarets
• calligraphy and geometric designs
• used half domes

Question 5

Basin (Baptistére de St. Louis)

Answer 5

• brass inlaid with gold and silver
• Muhammad ibn Al-Zain
• comissioned by a wealthy man
• used to baptise children of French nobles
• bottom of the basin was decorated
• altered by the French or made for a non-Muslim, there are French symbols (french lily)
• non-religious shows people