Islamic Art and Architecture

Question 1

Mosque/Masjid

Answer 1

Muslim house of worship (mosque in English, masjid in Arabic. The translation of masjid is to kneel.)

Question 2

Qibla

Answer 2

irection. The wall faces towards Mecca, the side you pray to, niches for focus.

Question 3

Mihrab

Answer 3

Niche in Qibla wall.

Question 4

Minaret

Answer 4

Tower where the Muezzin calls the faithful to pray, no religious symbolism. There is a tube running from the bottom to the top so person doesn’t have to climb for prayer call.

Question 5

Islam

Answer 5

Submission to the will of God, anionic religion.

Question 6

The Kaaba

Answer 6

A holy shrine in Mecca, where Mohammed declared was the first free area to worship God, made in a Q shape, most important shrine in Mecca (where meccans were cleansed of false idols, etc).

Question 7

Tessellation

Answer 7

A complex shape which contains the original shape inside of them.

Question 8

Pointed Arch

Answer 8

an arch made with 2 circles overlapping. Was developed from muslim architects → crusaders take idea back to Europe.

Question 9

Onion Dome

Answer 9

A dome that bulges in the middle and rises to a point,

Question 10

Mughal Arch

Answer 10

Arch made in the Mughal era, made using 4 circles.

Question 11

Crenellated (cutaway) Arch

Answer 11

Mughal arch, but with crenellations

Question 12

Mausoleum

Answer 12

A tomb, but where you burn someone’s ashes instead of burying them.

Question 13

Madrasa

Answer 13

Teaching mosque where only adults go to learn.

Question 14

Mughal Era

Answer 14

It had 14 emperors that conquered India and ruled for 800 years. Some parts of India are still Mughal. The Mughal era made Mughal Arches and the Taj Mahal.

Question 15

Crenellations

Answer 15

Rectangular cutouts at intervals, usually used at the top of castle battlements.

Question 16

Shah/sha

Answer 16

King

Question 17

Horseshoe Arch

Answer 17

An arch shaped like a horseshoe.

Question 18

5 Pillars of Islam

Answer 18

Faith
Prayer
Diet (fast)
Haj- pilgrimage to Mecca and the Kaaba
Charity

Question 19

3 Muslim Cities

Answer 19

Mecca (where Mohammed was born, declared by Mohammed to be the first place that could worship one god.)
Medina (where Mohammed flees to when people don’t like his teachings.)
Jerusalem (where Mohammed ascends to heaven and does most of his praying on Earth).