Chapter 24

Question 1

Mosque

Answer 1

a place of worship in the Muslim faith

Question 2

qibla

Answer 2

Muslims face this direction to pray, towards the Ka’ab in Mecca

Question 3

portico

Answer 3

typically functions as a porch or entrance; a projecting structure with a roof supported by columns

Question 4

congregational mosque
(Friday mosque)

Answer 4

the main mosque in a city or town and the location of Friday prauers, when the entire community comes together to pray

Question 5

appropriation

Answer 5

the artistic practice or technique of reworking images from well-known paintings into one’s own work

Question 6

inlay

Answer 6

decoration embedded in the surface of a base material

Question 7

Mamluks

Answer 7

a slave-soldier who converted to Islam and served Muslim caliphs and the Ottoman Empire in the Middle Ages

Question 8

lusterware

Answer 8

a type of pottery or glassware with a metallic glaze

Question 9

mihrab

Answer 9

a prayer niche, usually concave in shape with an arched top, located in the qibla wall of a mosque and indicates the direction of Mecca

Question 10

parchment

Answer 10

writing surface prepared from the skin of certain animals that has been treated, stretched, and polished

Question 11

calligraphy

Answer 11

the art of expressive, decorative, or careflly descriptive lettering or handwriting

Question 12

Kufic

Answer 12

one of the oldest Arabic scripts, angular in form, often to copy the Qur’an

Question 13

Qur’an

Answer 13

The holy text for the Muslim faith