2ND YEAR - MUSLIM ART IN THE MIDDLE AGES

Identify this architectural element

• Ribbed vault

• Segmented dome

• Horseshoe arch

• Palace

This element is called...

• ...calligraphic arch.

• ...rounded arch.

• ...Islamic arch

• ...horsehoe arch.

It was Hagia Sophia Basilica in Byzantine times. Now it is a Muslim temple or _____________.

• cathedral

• mosque

• sinagogue

• bazaar

This is part of a Muslim temple. From here, a priest (muezzin) calls to daily prayer five times a day.

How is this tower called?

• Minaret

• Mimbar

• Shalat

• Qadi

What is this architectural element called?

• Latticework

• Ribbed vault

• Segmented dome

• Stilted arch

It is a symbol of the Five Pillars of Islam. What is it?

• The Hand of Ali

• Simbad's fingers

• The Hand of Fatima

• The Palm of Muhammad

The Taj Mahal was built by a sultan as a tomb for his beloved wife. This kind of monuments are called...

• Shrines

• Cemeteries

• Graveyards

• Mausoleums

This geometric decoration is called...

• ...calligraphic ornament.

• ...arabesque.

• ...latticework.

• ...mathematic decoration.

Muslim artists couldn't represent people or animals but used ________________ for decoration, like in the image.

• plants

• calligraphy

• astronomy

• geometry

What does the image show?

• A famous mosque in Damascus

• An ancient castle in Iraq.

• The round city of Baghdad in the Middle Ages.

• The mausoleum where Muhammad was buried, in Jerusalem.