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Worksheet time: 31mins
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Dome of the Rock is NOT which of the following.
IN JERUSALEM
CONSIDERED THE FIRST GREAT ISLAMIC BUILDING
KNOWN AS "THE RED"
COMMISSIONED BY CALIPH, ABD AL-MALIK
The 'rock' inside the Dome of the Rock is the supposed site of all of the following EXCEPT...
JACOB WRESTLED THE THE ANGEL
ADAM'S GRAVE
ABRAHAM NEARLY SACRIFICED ISAAC
MUHAMMAD ASCENDED TO HEAVEN
Check all that apply: The Mosaic work on/in the Dome of the Rock features...
JEWELS
INSCRIPTIONS FROM THE QURAN
LIONS AND BULLS
CROWNS AND CHALICES
VEGETAL MOTIFS
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Better than Google Quizzes
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What did Maqsud of Kashan design?
THE ARDABIL CARPET
THE DOME FOR THE DOME OF THE ROCK
THE GREAT MOSQUE OF DJENNE
THE MINARETS OF THE MOSQUE OF SELIM II
List 3 ways that the Ardabil Carpet is like the inside of an Islamic dome.
(a)
Which DOES NOT apply the Ardabil Carpet?
25 million knots
One of a matching pair
Probably woven by 10 men
World's largest handmade carpet
Who was Gayumar?
First legendary King of Iran
A well known Caliph
Son of Genghis Khan
A prophet and advisor for the Kings of Persia
The Court of Gayumars is part of a Book of Kings, The Shahnama. What else can be found in a Shahnama?
SELIM II's POETRY
THE GROUND PLANS FOR THE GREAT MOSQUE OF CORDOBA
BAHRAM GUR FIGHTS THE KARG
ISLAMIC PRAYERS
Who is not pictured along with Gayumar in the Court of the Gayumars.
GAYUMAR'S SON
MEMBERS OF GAYUMAR'S COURT
GAYUMAR'S GRANDSON
GAYUMAR'S WIFE
Check all that apply to the Baptistere de St Louis.
CRAFTED BY MUHAMMAD IBN AL-ZAIN
SIGNED BY MUHAMMAD IBN AL-ZAIN
DECORATED WITH FISH, EELS, CRABS, CROCS AND RUNNING ANIMALS
DECORATED WITH HUNTER, ENEMIES AND RULERS
USED BY BRITISH ROYALTY FOR INFANT BAPTISMS
What is 'inlay'.
DECORATING AN OBJECT BY EMBEDDING PIECES OF A DIFFERENT MATERIAL IN IT, FLUSH WITH ITS SURFACE.
USING A TOOL TO PUSH METAL OUT FROM THE BACK TO CREATE A RELIEF DESIGN ON THE FRONT.
TO ETCH LINES INTO METAL EXPOSING THE BRIGHTER SURFACE BENEATH.
TO REST WITHIN A CONFINED SPACE.
THE GREAT MOSQUE OF DJENNE IS LOCATED IN...
ALGERIA
MALI
SENEGAL
SPAIN
What is Adobe?
SUN DRIED MUD
PLASTER
STUCCO
CEMENT MADE WITH TALC
If you could visit one of the structures below, which would you choose?
THE KAABA
THE DOME OF THE ROCK
THE GREAT MOSQUE OF CORDOBA
THE GREAT MOST OF DJENNE
The wooden beams of the Great Mosque of Djenne serve as all EXCEPT.
DECORATION
SCAFFOLDING
STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS
SYMBOLS OF FAITH
What is added every year, at an annual festival, at the Great Mosque of Djenne?
(a)
Which does NOT apply to the Mosque of Selim II?
LOCATED IN ERDINE WHICH WAS THE CAPITAL OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE.
ARCHITECT WAS AL-MUGHIRA
FEATURES 4 PENCIL SHAPED 200+FT MINERETS
FEATURES A 1:2 MATHEMATICAL RATIO
The Mosque of Selim II was built to be more magnificent that what structure?
The Great Mosque of Cordoba
The Pantheon
Hagia Sophia
Aula Palatina
Who was Bahram Gur?
KING OF SASANIAN EMPIRE
CHINESE HUNTER AND SCRIBE
GENGHIS KHAN'S FATHER
MUHAMMAD'S UNCLE
Click all that DO NOT apply to Bahram Gur fights the Karg.
IS INK AND WATERCOLOR ON VELLUM
IS FROM THE ILKHANID SHAHNAMA
SHOWS BAHRAM GUR'S COMPASSION UPON THE KARG
SHOWS BAHRAM GUR DRESSED IN CLOTH EMBROIDERED WITH CHINESE MOTIFS
What complex once housed up to 40,000 people?
THE GREAT MOSQUE OF DJENNE
THE GREAT MOSQUE OF CORDOBA
THE DOME OF THE ROCK
ALHAMBRA
If you were to visit Alhambra, which would you NOT see?
KUFIC CALLIGRAPHY ON THE WALLS
THE COURT OF THE LIONS
THIN COLUMNS AND MULTI-LOBED ARCHES
STUCCOED WALLS AND CEILINGS
What are 'Muqarnas'?
NICHES IN THE QIBLA WALL
PULPITS
CARVED STUCCO FORMS
COLORED 'RED' STONES
What is a 'pyxis'?
AN IVORY CONTAINER
A CYLINDRICAL BOX WITH A HEMISPHERICAL LID
A LAMP USED IN A MOSQUE
CERAMICS WITH KUFIC CALLIGRAPHY
What were pyxis meant to hold?
(a)
Which is NOT shown on the Pyxis of Al-Mughira?
WRESTLERS
FALCONERS
DATE PICKERS
LIONS AND BULLS
Why is figural iconography allowed on the Pyxis of Al-Mughira?
BECAUSE IT IS SECULAR
BECAUSE IT WAS MEANT FOR USE IN A MOSQUE
BECAUSE IT DOES NOT INCLUDE IMAGERY OF MOHAMMED HIMSELF
BECAUSE IT WAS CRAFTED BEFORE THE BIRTH OF MOHAMMED.
Which does NOT apply to the Pyxis of Al-Mughira?
INSCRIPTION
HORROR VACUI
GIVEN A GIFT FOR THE SON OF A CALIPH
FOUND IN AN ELABORATE TOMB
Which structure is your favorite so far?
GREAT MOSQUE OF DJENNE
STONEHENGE
FORUM OF TRAJAN
COLOSSEUM
Which is NOT true of the Great Mosque of Cordoba?
BUILT ON THE SITE OF A CHURCH
CONTAINS A HYPOSTYLE PRAYER HALL
FEATURES HORSESHOE SHAPED ARCHES
MANY OF ITS COLUMNS WERE SPOLIA FROM ANCIENT ROMAN STRUCTURES
FEATURES A CENTRAL COURTYARD WITH 4 IWAN
What is an 'iwan'?
THE DIRECTION TOWARD WHICH TO PRAY
A VAULTED SPACE ON THE SIDE OF THE COURTYARD
A LEADER IN A MUSLIM COMMUNITY
A PILGRIMAGE
What do Muslim pilgrims do when they get to the Kaaba?
CIRCUMAMBULATE IT
CLIMB UP THE STAIRS ON THE OUTSIDE OF IT
GO INSIDE OF IT AND PRAY
PRESENT GIFTS TO IT
Check ALL that apply to the KAABA.
LOCATED IN MEDINA
BUILT BY IBRAHIM AND ISMAIL
WAS ONCE USED TO STORE IDOLS
IS A FOCAL POINT OF THE HAJJ
Where did the black stone, on the corner of the Kaaba, supposedly come from?
GIVEN TO IBRAHIM BY THE ANGEL GABRIEL
FOUND IN THE WATER BY ISAAC
FELL FROM THE SKY
GIVEN TO MUHAMMAD BY HIS MOTHER
Which is NOT a pillar of Islam?
FAITH IN JESUS AS THE SON OF GOD
PRAY 5 TIMES A DAY
GIVING TO THE POOR
FASTING DURING RAMADAN
The 'Kiswa' pictured is made of...
SILK
COTTON
CALF SKIN
SOLID GOLD
What 'event' is pictured here?
FESTIVAL OF THE FAITH
THE HAJJ
RAMADAN
GATHERING OF CALIPHS
Where is this 'Iwan'?
MOSQUE OF SELIM II
GREAT MOSQUE OF CORDOBA
GREAT MOSQUE OF ISFAHAN
GREAT MOSQUE OF DJENNE
Why is one 'iwan' larger than the others?
BECAUSE IT IS MEANT ONLY FOR THE CALIPH
BECAUSE IT IS THE QIBLA IWAN
BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT FIRST
BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT LAST
What do the circles stacked as gold triangles, in this manuscript, indicate?
THAT THIS IS CONSIDERED A SACRED TEXT
THE END OF VERSES
THAT THIS SHOULD BE READ ALOUD
VOWELS
This manuscript contains all EXCEPT...
KUFIC WRITING
VEGETAL AND GEOMETRIC MOTIF
A PASSAGE FROM THE QURAN
FIGURAL ICONOGRAPHY
Where is this structure located?
ALHAMBRA, SPAIN
ERDINE, TURKEY
CORDOBA SPAIN
ROME, ITALY
This image from the Great Mosque of Cordoba features all EXCEPT...
THE HYPOSTYLE HALL
SPOLIA
MULTI-TIERED ARCHES
MULTI-LOBED ARCHES
This item is made of...
WOOD
JADE
BASALT
IVORY
Its inscription wishes "favor and happiness" to whom?
WHOEVER HOLDS IT
THE GIVER OF THE GIFT
THE RECEIVER OF THE GIFT
EVERYONE
Where is this fountain?
IN THE COURT OF THE LIONS
IN THE COURTYARD OF THE GREAT MOSQUE OF ISFAHAN
OUTSIDE OF THE DOME OF THE ROCK
SAN VITALE
Where is this?
CORDOBA
DJENNE
GRANDA
ERDINE
Who is this?
GAYUMARS
GENGHIS KHAN
BAHRAM GUR
MUHAMMED
Shahnama texts usually include all EXCEPT...
MYTHS
HISTORY
PROVERBS
LEGENDS
What is this?
MOSQUE OF SELIM II
GREAT MOSQUE OF CORDOBA
DOME OF THE ROCK
HAGIA SOPHIA
This is a close up of what structure?
COURT OF THE LIONS
GREAT MOSQUE OF CORDOBA
GREAT MOSQUE OF DJENNE
THE PYXIS OF AL-MUGHIRA
The wooden supports are called...
PROTOMES
TORONS
BUTTRESSES
ADOBES
What was NOT used in the creation of this basin?
BRASS
GOLD
GEMS
SILVER
Where is this bassin now?
THE LOUVRE
THE SMITHSONIAN
IN THE DOME OF THE ROCK
LOST
What is this a detail image of?
FOLIO OF THE QURAN
FOLIO OF ILKHANID SHAHNAMA
FOLIO OF SHAH TAHMASP'S SHAHNAMA
NOT ANY OF OUR IMAGE SET
What was the 'official court attire' for Gayumar's court?
SILK
WOVEN TUNICS
PEPLOS
LEOPARD SKINS
What is the title of this?
ARDABIL CARPET
SUNBURST CARPET
THE CARPET OF KASHAN
THE CARPET OF MANY KNOTS
This is the inside of what structure?
DOME OF THE ROCK
ALHAMBRA
MOSQUE OF SELIM II
GREAT MOSQUE OF CORDOBA
This structure was built in a city important to whom...
JEWS
CHRISTIANS
JEWS AND CHRISTIANS
What grade do you think you earned on this test?
An A for Awesome Me!
A B for Better Study a Bit More!
A C for Come On!, I studied but I don't test well!
A D for, Don't know why I didn't study harder.
An F for Forgot to Study, Feeling Frightfully Forlorn
