Art and the House of Wisdom

During the rule of the Caliph Harun al- Rashid , arts and literature were developed throughout the Islamic world.

• True

• False

It is the writing of a word or text in a decorative style.

• Cursive writing

• Steno typing

• Calligraphy

• Penmanship

It is the writing of a word or text in a decorative style.

• Cursive writing

• Steno typing

• Calligraphy

• Penmanship

Baghdad was a major cultural centre for much of the time in the Golden Age of Islamic Civilisation.

• True

• False

A _____ was built in Baghdad for the collection of books the caliphs had.

• Classroom

• Clinic

• Storage room

• Library

The House of Wisdom does NOT have separate rooms for different ares of studies and attracted scholars.

• True

• False

The great Mosque of Cordoba had calligraphy and arabesque art forms.

• True

• False