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6 Cards in this Set
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When and with which event starts the Muslim calendar?
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622 CE, Hijrah (messenger's migration from makkah)
Mohammed travels to Mecca |
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What are typical features of all Muslim art?
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Avoidance of depiction of human, animal or plant forms as required by the Koran.
Development of a purely geometric vocabulary & surface ornament in combination with calligraphic elements. |
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Name the six common features of all mosques
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1. Qibla wall
2. Mihrab Niche 3. Minbar (Pulpit) 4. Prayer Hall (Hypostyle hall) 5. Courtyard (sahn) 6. Minaret |
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Draw the plan of a typical Arab - plan and label its 7 most prominent characteristics
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What building did the Ottoman Turks adopt to create the Ottoman mosque?
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1. A large hemispherical dome mounted on a polygon over the prayer hall
2. Often buttressed by half domes & perhaps by flying buttresses. 3. Large piers used as the main supports 4. High ceilings & sometimes many windows. Adopted from Byzantine churches (?) |
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Explain what a Stalactite dome is, in which architectural style was it developed?
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The dome honeycombed with tiny cells, all different & said to number more than 5,000 and is an example of the "stalactite" vaulting of the Moors.
- Islamic, Particularly Moorish |
