Art History CH18

This activity was the most highly regarded art form in Islamic lands and often performed as an act of prayer: a) Calligraphy b) Weaving c) Sculpting d) Meditation

a) Calligraphy

Early Islamic architects drew inspiration from the Prophet Muhammad's: a) House b) Visions c) Drawings d) Writings

a) House

The people of Kongo use containers called ________ to hold materials that aid in rituals for harnessing the powers of the dead. a) Minkisi b) Nowo c) Reliquaries d) Muqarnas

a) Minkisi

The smooth surfaces and D-shaped eyes of this sculpture fragment are characteristic of works from the culture known as: a) Nok b) Berber c) Yoruba d) Persian

a) Nok

This exquisite gold ornament was found in a royal pyramid/tomb from the famous Nubian kingdom of: a) Berber b) Mesopotamia c) Kush d) Persia

c) Kush

The _________ is an empty niche set into the wall facing the courtyard entrance of a Mosque's Prayer Hall. a) Iwan b) Qibla c) Mihrab d) Apse

c) Mihrab

Identify this mask representing the guiding spirit of a Temne women's organization know n as Bondo: a) Nkondi b) Ijele c) Nowo d) Gwandusu

c) Nowo

The Nile River nourished Eqypt as well as the kingdoms farther to the south known collectively as: a) Benin b) Nok c) Nubia d) Byzantium

c) Nubia

A mihrab marks the ________ wall, indicating the direction of Mecca and is the wall Muslims face during prayer. a) Minaret b) Hijra c) Qibla d) Clerestory

c) Qibla

From the Arabic masjid, meaning "a place for bowing down": a) Mecca b) Cupola c) Basilica d) Mosque

d) Mosque