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ISLAMIC Flashcards

1
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Architectural character of Islamic architecture

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I. BALANCE & SYMMETRY
II. CONCEPT OF PERFECT CREATION
III. FORMAL LANDSCAPE
IV. CENTERED UPON GOD
V. USE OF STRIATED MASONRY

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Islam is originated in

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Saudi Arabia

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Niche towards mecca

A. Iwan/Ivan
B. Sahn
C. Mihrab

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C. Mihrab

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Islamic architecture is dated in

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622-1600 AD

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Pulpit in a mosque, placed next to mihrab

A. Mimbar
B. Minaret
C. Mashrabya

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A. Mimbar

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(Persia) Open-fronted vault facing on to a court

A. Harem
B. Iwan/ivan
C. Chatti

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B. Iwan/ivan

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Gateway

A. Mihrab
B. Maqsura
C. Bab

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C. Bab

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Arcaded Courtyard

A. Sahn
B. Imam
C. Haram

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A. Sahn

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Tower from which call to prayer is made

A. Muqarnas
B. Mashrabya
C. Minaret

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C. Minaret

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women’s private quarters of a house or palace

A. Selamlik
B. Harem
C. Dikka

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B. Harem

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11
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axis oriented towards Mecca

A. Kibla/kible
B. Kiosk
C. Fawara

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A. Kibla/kible

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12
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men’s or guest’s private quarter

A. Harem
B. Muezzin
C. Selamlik

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C. Selamlik

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Special processional area reserved for the retinue of the caliph

A. Mashrabya
B. Maqsura
C. Muqarnas

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B. Maqsura

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covered prayer hall

A. Minaret
B. Harem
C. Haram

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C. Haram

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15
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The man who leads prayers in a mosque

A. Imam
B. Muezzin
C. Kiosk

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A. Imam

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Caller in Islam

A. Imam
B. Muezzin
C. Hajj

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B. Muezzin

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17
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Used in isolation as a Little ornamental pavilion, emphasizing roof or providing a focus in a pleasure garden

A. Kibla/kible
B. Muqarnas
C. Kiosk

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C. Kiosk

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18
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Projecting window enclosed with carved wood lattice work

A. Mashrabya
B. Muqarnas
C. Maqsura

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A. Mashrabya

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Reading Desk

A. Dikka
B. Fawara
C. Hajj

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A. Dikka

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Stalactile vault, Persian architectural

A. Mashrabya
B. Muqarnas
C. Maqsura

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B. Muqarnas

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Fountain in Muslim mosque

A. Fawara
B. Hajj
C. Kiosk

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A. Fawara

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22
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A pilgrimage to Mecca, performed as a duty by Muslims

A. Kaaba
B. Imam
C. Hajj

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C. Hajj

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23
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A black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine

A. Qibla
B. Kaaba
C. Medina

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B. Kaaba

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24
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Wall on side of mosque, faces Mecca; Muslim face it when they pray

A. Qibla
B. Masjid
C. Aniconic ornamentation

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A. Qibla

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Prophet Muhammad’s house

A. Medina
B. Masjid
C. Mecca

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A. Medina

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Mosque

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Masjid

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Persian type with gigantic arch

A. Iwan masjid
B. Muqarnas vaults
C. Selamlik

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A. Iwan masjid

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28
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Ornamentation of non-living things

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Aniconic ornamentation

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29
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3 types of Islamic ornamentation

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CALLIGRAPHY – Kufic script
ISLIMI / ARABESQUE – repeated over & over
GEOMETRY – Repetition, balance

30
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Materials used

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Gypsum stucco
Glass/wood
Glazed brick or tile

31
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muslim centre/place of worship

A. Madrasah
B. Hammam
C. Mosque

32
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Religious Islamic School

A. Casbah/citadel
B. Madrasah
C. Hammam

A

B. Madrasah

33
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A structural design for a hot bathhouse

A. Chattri
B. Hammam
C. Caravanserai

34
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A roadside inn for travellers

A. Mosque
B. Casbah/citadel
C. Caravanserai

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C. Caravanserai

35
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A fortress

A. Casbah/citadel
B. Caravanserai
C. Hammam

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A. Casbah/citadel

36
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A tomb or a monument

37
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Elevated, dome-shaped pavilions used as an element in Indian architecture

A.madrasah
B. Chattri
C. Casbah

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B. Chattri

38
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8 Parts of mosque

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  1. Minaret
  2. Dome
  3. Keel arches
  4. Stair step crenellation
  5. Sahn
  6. Muqarnas
  7. Mashrabiya
  8. Dikka
39
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Rounded design with a tapered apex

A. Ogee arch
B. Pointed Arches
C. Horseshoe arch

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B. Pointed arches

40
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Similar to pointed arch but its point is composed of two s-shaped lines, culminating in a more sinuous silhouette

A. Ogee arch
B. Horseshoe
C. Multifoil arch

A

A. Ogee Arch

41
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Also known as a keyhole arch, is associated with Moorish architecture. Its crown can be either rounded or pointed, this type of structure is defined by the dramatic widening and narrowing of its sides

A. Pointed arches
B. Multifoil arch
C. Horseshoe arch

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C. Horseshoe arch

42
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Is a characteristic of Moorish architecture. It features multiple foils or leaves, resulting in a scalloped shape

A. Multifoil arch
B. Ogee
C. Horseshoe

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A. Multifoil arch

43
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Supported by columns and beams [Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain]

A. Pillared hypostyle
B. Central plan
C. Four iwan style

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A. Pillared hypostyle

44
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Barrel Vaults; mainly used in Iran [Masjid Al Jami in Isfahan, Iran]

A. Central plan
B. Pillared hypostyle
C. Four iwan style

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C. Four iwan style

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Large domed space uninterrupted by structural supports; Introduced by the Ottomons [The Selimiye Mosque in Edrine, Turkey]

A. Central plan
B. Four iwan style
C. Pillared hypostyle

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A. Central plan

46
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Built by Umayyad caliph ABD AL-MALIK IBN MARWAN

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Dome of the rock 700 AD

47
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The Dome’s structure and ornamentation are rooted in the Byzantine architectural tradition

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Dome of the rock 700 AD

48
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One of the earliest Islamic shrines

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Dome of the Rock | 700AD

49
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It has an octagonal base topped by a gilded wooden central dome and double ambulatory

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Dome of the Rock | 700AD

50
Q

Christians and Muslims in the middle Ages believed the ________ to be the Temple of Solomon (Templum Domini

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Dome of the Rock | 700AD

51
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The restoration of the dome of the rock is ordered by ______

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Ottoman sultan süleyman I

52
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This church was built on the traditional site of Jesus’ Crucifixion and burial.

A

Dome of Jerusalem Sanctuary

53
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This church was restored by Modestus (the abbot of the monastery of Theodosius, 616–626), destroyed by the caliph al-Ḥākim Bī-Amr Allāh about 1009, and restored by the Byzantine emperor Constantine IX Monomachus.

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Dome of Jerusalem Sanctuary

54
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This church/ shrine has double shell, each shell having 32 converging wooden ribs and the whole rests on a cornice atop a masonry drum

A

Dome of Jerusalem Sanctuary

55
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Exterior: sheathed with boards and finished with lead and gold leaf

A

Dome of Jerusalem Sanctuary

56
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Thish church/shrine used polychromy, which is seen in many later Islamic buildings

A

Dome of Jerusalem Sanctuary

57
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Shrine that encloses the tomb

58
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This evolved from House of Prophet at
Medina, Christian churches, and perhaps the audience halls (apadanas) of Persian King

59
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Mosque founded by Abd al’Rahman I

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GREAT MOSQUE at DAMASCUS | 700AD

60
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Oldest extant mosque and illustrates the process through which the form developed

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GREAT MOSQUE at DAMASCUS | 700AD

61
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This mosque’s outline was determined by the shape of the Roman shrine, a walled irregular rectangle

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GREAT MOSQUE at DAMASCUS | 700AD

62
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Enlarged 3 times in 833 and Its Sahn contains a domed fountain pavilion for ritual ablutions

A

GREAT MOSQUE at DAMASCUS | 700AD

63
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It evolved to have a much more complex solumnar hall form than that at Samarra

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GREAT MOSQUE – CORDOBA | 800AD

64
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Mosque of Ahmed I Constantinople, Turkey

A

CONVERSION OF HAGIA SOFIA INTO A MOSQUE | 1600 AD

65
Q

Court of the Lions, the Queen’s Chamber Islamic palace in Spain

A

THE ALHAMBRA | 1350-1390AD

66
Q

An outstanding example of Moorish architecture and decorative arts

A

THE ALHAMBRA | 1350-1390AD

67
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is a type of mosque which is the main mosque of a certain area that hosts the special Friday noon prayers known as jumu’ah

A

FRIDAY MOSQUE

68
Q

are most popular in Iran and Central Asia

A

IWAN MOSQUES

69
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Built on a spot where Muslims believe the prophet Mohamed was carried in heaven

70
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The holiest city in the Islamic faith,

A

Mecca/makkah

71
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Mosque that holds the holiest Islamic structure, the Kaaba.

A

Masjid al-Haram

72
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5 pillars of Islamic architecture

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faith
prayer
fasting
pilgrimage to mecca
alms

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