M lettered words

Question 1

Madrasa

Answer 1

An Islamic institution of higher learning, where teaching is focused on theology and law.

Question 2

Mahiole

Answer 2

Hawaiian feather helmets worn with Hawaiian feather capes.

Question 3

Malagan

Answer 3

Refers to both the memorial ceremonies from Papua New Guinea carried out after burial and mourning and the masks, figures, and posts made for use in these ceremonies.

Question 4

Mamluks

Answer 4

Mamluk, also spelled Mameluke, a slave soldier, was a member of one of the armies of slaves established during the Abbasid era that later won political control of several Muslim states.

Question 5

Mana

Answer 5

A supernatural, vital force believed to dwell in a person, or a sacred object. Mana is linked to genealogical rankings, fertility, and protocols. It is protected by a set of rules governing actions and ritual, called tapu.

Question 6

Mandorla

Answer 6

(Italian, meaning “almond”) a term that describes a large almond-shaped orb around holy figures like Christ and Buddha.

Question 7

Mannerism

Answer 7

A style of later Renaissance art that emphasized “artifice,” often involving contrived imagery not derived directly from nature. Such artworks showed a self-conscious stylization involving complexity, caprice, fantasy, and polish. Mannerist architects tended to flout the classical rules of order, stability, and symmetry, sometimes to the point of parody.

Question 8

Martyrium

Answer 8

A shrine built over a place of martyrdom or a grave of a martyred Christian saint.

Question 9

Mastaba

Answer 9

A simple tomb that has four sloping sides and an entrance for mourners to bring offerings to the deceased. The body was buried under the ground with only space for the spirit to enter. It is Arabic for “bench,” a low, flat-roofed Egyptian tomb with sides sloping down to the ground.

Question 10

Mausoleum

Answer 10

A monumental building used as a tomb. Named after the tomb of Kind Mausoles erected at Halikarnassos around 350 B.C.E.