Islamic Art Exam 1

It was not until _____ rule that a distinctly Islamic style of art and architecture emerged.

Abbasid

This inscription from the Dome of the Rock shows certain changes introduced by the Umayyad caliph, ______to insure less variant readings and interpretations of written Arabic.

Abd al-Malik

The _____ Koran, a page from which you see here, like many early Korans was written on ________.

Amajur; parchment

The Abbasid capital was _______ and like traditional cites in that region _______.

Baghdad; was round

The first large scale Islamic monument was the _________ in Jerusalem, constructed by _______.

Dome of the Rock/Abd al-Malik

________, from the Arabic word meaning "submission to God" was founded by Muhammad in the early 7th century and is focused on one God, ______. Those who practice this religion are called ______.

Islam/Allah/Muslims

Which of the following is true about the Arabic script?

It is always written in a cursive form., Punctuation was not used until modern times.

The Great Mosque of ______ in modern Tunisia is similar to Abbasid style mosques, but its minaret is ________.

Kairouan; on top of the wall opposite the mihrab

This mosaic is from the floor of _____, an Umayyad palace and may represent_______.

Khirbat al-Mafjar; the peace the follows the triumph of Islam

The palaces at _____, built by al-Mutawakkil, were decorated with stucco in distinct three styles. The third, the so-called bevelled style is depicted in which of the following images?

Samarra

This gilt silver plate is an example of early Islamic metalware. It's design and subject matter are based on early _______ precedents and depicts Bahram V (Bahram Gur), __________.

Sassanian; a Persian hero renowned for his hunting prowess

Which of the following are stories related to Muhammad's cloak?

Shiites interpret an incident in which Muhammad encountered his family members and drew them under his cloak as demonstrating the right of the Prophet's family to lead the Muslim community., The thirteenth century poet al-Busiri wrote a poem about the Prophet's cloak; hearing the poem was supposed to convey it's blessings on the hearer., The Prophet's cloak or mantle eventually was housed in the treasury of the Ottoman sultans.

The largest Abbasid mosque parts of which survive was commissioned by ________and features a distinctive ______.

al-Mutawakkil; spiral-shaped tower

This mosque, which was constructed by the Umayyad caliph, ________, was originally a Roman temple that had been converted into a church.

al-Walid

Islamic religious art is primarily ______ and Islamic attitudes toward imagery have prompted periods of ______, where figural images are deliberately destroyed.

aniconic; iconoclasm

During pilgrimage, Muslims circumambulate the Kaaba hoping to kiss and touch the _______, believed to have been given to Ibrahim by the angel Gabriel.

black stone

Abbasid buildings are constructed primarily of _______.

brick and mud brick

Early Umayyad architecture drew on ______ precedents in the use of mosaics and multi-colored marble columns.

byzantine

_______ is/are the most highly regarded and most fundamental element of Islamic art.

calligraphy

Cream-colored earthenware, like the example you see here, were produced during the Abbasid period and were inspired by ________.

chinese porcelain

Which of the following are the four basic geometric patterns used in Islamic art?

circles and interlaced circles, star patterns, multi-sided polygons

One of the Five Pillars of Islam is that all faithful followers should go on ______ or pilgrimage to Mecca once in their lifetime.

hajj

The most common format for early Koranic manuscripts was _______.

horizontal, with the pages shorter than wide

_________, known as "the People of the Book" traditionally were allowed to practice their own religion under Islamic rulers.

jews and christians

Which of the following fibers were primarily used to make textiles in Islamic lands?

linen, cotton, silk, wool

Two basic types of garments were worn in early Islamic lands: ________ in Arabia and the Mediterranean and ________ in Iran and Central Asia; in both region men wore ______.

loose flowing robes draped like togas; carefully sewn together fitted garments; turbans

One of the most distinctive developments in early Islamic ceramics was ______, where the design was painted in oxides silver or copper and refired a second time in a special kiln.

lustre ceramics

When making glass, (a) ______ are added to make the glass colorless, opaque or to give it a specific tone.

metallic oxides

This is an example of a ______, a niche in the wall that indicates the direction of Mecca, towards which all Muslims pray.

mihrab

This is a ______, a tower adjacent or attached to a mosque, from which the call to prayer is announced.

minaret

Most textiles produced in Islamic lands were woven _____. The textile most closely associated with the Middle East were _____ in which additional threads were knotted into the substratum to form a furry surface.

on a loom; pile carpets

The oldest minbar in existence is made of ____ and is part of the Great Mosque of ______.

teakwood; Kairouan

_____ is the holiest shrine in Islam and is the focus of prayers five times a day.

the kaaba

The most common kind of embroidered decoration in early Islamic times was ______, which included a long band inscribed with the ruler's name and other information, such as the place where it was produced.

tiraz

One of the hallmarks of Islamic art is the transfer of motifs and techniques of decoration across media.

true

The term Islamic Art is not used merely to describe religious art or architecture but applies to all art forms produced in the Islamic world.

true

Most early mosques ________, and were most likely based on ________, thought to be the first mosque.

were hypostyle halls/Prophet's House in Medina

This glass bottle was made using _______, a technique also used to shape hardstones and rock crystal.

wheel cutting