Islamic Art

Question 1

Dome of the Rock

Answer 1

7th Cent Jerusalem - Inspired by Byzantine, Many religious moments manifested

Question 2

The Kaaba, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 608 and Later

Answer 2

The holiest place in Islam, Muslisms pray 5 times, Abraham and Ismail made the Kaaba, Mecca birth of Muhammad

Question 3

Hajj

Answer 3

Pilgramage to Mecca

Question 4

Sacred Geometry

Answer 4

Designs based on square, circle, polygon, star repeated and intertwined to form extremely complex patterns

Question 5

Tessellations

Answer 5

a geometric pattern that covers a surface without gaps or overlaps using one or more shapes that repeat.

Question 6

Arabesques

Answer 6

an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines

Question 7

Mosque

Answer 7

Islamic place of worship, prayers, weddings, funerals, religious teachings, ect; large buildings arranged around an open courtyard

Question 8

Minaret

Answer 8

a tall slender tower, typically part of a mosque, with a balcony from which calls Muslims to prayer

Question 9

Great Mosque in Cordoba Spain

Answer 9

Dome marks the Mihrab - First cross-arched dome - 8th Century - 8 special number

Question 10

Great Mosque, Isfaham, Iran

Answer 10

• INVENTION OF MUQARNA: honeycomb geometric vaulting of a ceiling