ART.101 Ch.18 Quiz - Test 5

This activity was the most highly regarded art form in Islamic lands and often performed as an act of prayer:

Calligraphy

Early Islamic architects drew inspiration from the Prophet Muhammad's:

House

This exquisite gold ornament was found in a royal pyramid/tomb from the famous Nubian kingdom of:

Kush

The _________ is an empty niche set into the wall facing the courtyard entrance of a Mosque's Prayer Hall.

Mihrab

The people of Kongo use containers called ________ to hold materials that aid in rituals for harnessing the powers of the dead.

Minkisi

From the Arabic masjid, meaning "a place for bowing down":

Mosque

The smooth surfaces and D-shaped eyes of this sculpture fragment are characteristic of works from the culture known as:

Nok

Identify this mask representing the guiding spirit of a Temne women's organization know n as Bondo:

Nowo

The Nile River nourished Eqypt as well as the kingdoms farther to the south known collectively as:

Nubia

A mihrab marks the ________ wall, indicating the direction of Mecca and is the wall Muslims face during prayer.

Qibla