Humanities I: chapter 9 - Book Questions
While it may be purely decorative, this image is also interpreted as depicting:
A view of Paradise
A framing tale is:
An overarching story that unites a collection shorter tales
The women's garment required in some Muslim cultures that covers the entire body except for a mesh opening in front of the eyes called a:
Burqa
Which statement is true regarding Umayyad Spain?:
Christians and Jews had religious freedom but were required to pay higher taxes than Muslims
The Abbasid caliph Abd ar-Rahman escapes the massacre in Syria, went to Spain, and built a magnificent mosque in:
Córdoba
This object illustrates the flourishing decorative arts associated with the splendor of:
Córdoba
In Mali, a professional poet who tells traditional stories from memory, usually accompanied by music, is called a:
Griot
The oud developed from Islamic culture into the modern:
Guitar
Which Islamic literary work illustrates the concept of the romantic epic?:
Haft Paykar ("Seven Beauties")
Which statement is true about traditional Muslim views on slavery?:
It is forbidden for Muslims to enslave other Muslims
holy war and self-control over human appetites are both forms of:
Jihad
A teaching college attached to a mosque is called:
Madrasa
Shiites are Muslims who:
believe that only descendants of Ali should rule
Unlike Jewish or Christian religions, Islam:
did not draw a distinction between clergy and laity
The Islamic daily worship service:
includes chanted verses from the Qur'an
after the eighth century the number of books proliferated in the Muslim world when:
paper making was introduced by China
The word Islam means:
submission or surrender
The textbook equates the "essential melody of nature" to which feature of the Alhambra?:
the abundant water features throughout the complex
Which portions of this object were transformed in meaning from its culture of origin to that of its captors?:
the combined eagle and lion features
Which of the following roles was accorded the highest stature in Islamic culture?:
transcriber of the Qur'an
In Islamic culture, those who possess "correct knowledge" are known as:
Ulama
The statement, "There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the messenger of Allah" fulfills which "pillar" of Islamic faith?:
Witness
In this representation , which statement is true regarding the status of women in Muslim culture?:
Women were bound to obey judgments under the patriarchal structure of shari'a, but could also bear witness on behalf of themselves or other women
The most remarkable feature of the surviving mosque at Samarra is the spiral tower which, due to its shape and placement, is thought to have functioned as a:
Minaret, theorized to be architecturally inspired by the ziggurats of ancient Mesopotamia
The term meaning "the place of prostration" is;
Mosque
What is the Hajj?:
Pilgrimage to Mecca
Islam considers Jesus Christ to have been:
Prophet of God
Islamic art is generally free of:
Representations of living beings
Until 1492, Muslims maintained a prominent presence in:
Spain
The activity depicted in this image illustrates:
Sufi belief in a mean for achieving direct contact with God
Which feature of this image might be compared to Byzantine practice?:
The "iconoclastic" erasure of each figure's head
What is the underlying subject of these lines from Judah Halevi's "My Heart Is in the East"? "My heart is in the East, and I live at the edge of the West. I eat. I taste nothing. How can I enjoy it?":
The Diaspora
When the Qur'an is translated from the Aribic, it is no longer considered to be the Qur'an, because:
The Qur'an is considered to be the word of God and, as such, cannot be translated
The western orchestra had its origins in:
The conservatory at Córdoba
The main singer heard in this segment to whom other voice respond represents:
The griot