Umayyad (785-986 CE)

Question 1

Great mosque of Cordoba IDs

Answer 1

Umayyad
785-786 CE
Stone masonry

Question 2

Pyxis of al-Mughira IDs

Answer 2

Umayyad
986 CE
Ivory

Question 3

Great mosque of cordoba

Answer 3

One of the oldest structures from Muslim rule
Made of recycled columns
Prime example of the Muslim world’s ability to develop architectural styles based on pre-existing regional traditions
Hypostyle Hall (for prayer)
Minaret
Mihrab (focal point of the prayer hall, identifies the wall that faces Mecca)
Horseshoe arch (common in Visigoth architecture, characteristic of western Islamic)
Dome (criss-crossing ribs that create pointed arches, anticipates gothic rib vaults)
Capital of the Umayyads after being overthrown by the Abbasids

Question 4

Pyxis of al-mughira

Answer 4

Shows legitimacy of Umayyad rule over Abbasid
Figures with scepter, fan, etc.
Pyxis ( lidded cosmetic box, domed lid)
Royal iconography (scepter represents Umayyads)
Gift for the son of the caliph