art 100 chapter 18

Berber groups were involved in the long distance trade that linked the Mediterranean coast with the rest of the area to the south. When conquered, ______ spread peacefully along the coast.

Islam

The Berber people occupied which areas?

Spain Morocco Algeria

African figure sculptures seek to represent spirits or ideas mainly through the use of ______.

abstraction

Wearing a crown brings forth the idea that the Yoruba ruler is one with his godly ___________ for his head merges with theirs.

ancestors

Through Nubia, the rich resources of Africa such as: ebony, ivory, gold, incense, and leopard skins flowed into _______

Egypt

Nok was named after the town _____.

Nigeria

The Dogon people currently live in present day______________ .

Mali

What does the Arabic word masjid, which is the origin of the word mosque, mean?

"Place for bowing down"

Which is a possible occasion for an African masquerade?

A young girl's initiation into adulthood The funeral of an important community member A communal need for spiritual guidance

It is believed that the Nok culture influenced the art producing culture of ______.

Benin

Which artistic pursuits do Islamic cultures hold in high esteem?

Book arts

Benin art works that were created for over 400 years were taken and are now in museums due to what event?

British forces attacking the Benin palace 1897

What was the most highly regarded art in Islamic lands?

Calligraphy

Through Nubia, the rich resources of Africa such as: ebony, ivory, gold, incense, and leopard skins flowed into _______.

Egypt

Christianity became the first religion of ________ in the 4th century.

Ethiopia

True or False: The Islamic culture feels that only religious objects are deserving of praise and attention.

False

What is the basic unit of the Dogon community?

Family

Look at this image. How is art used to dramatize the exceptional nature of the sacred Yoruba ruler?

He wears a beaded crown with abstracted faces of the king's ancestors. The robes are regal. He holds a beaded staff.

What is the Qur'an?

It is a holy book of Islam, a recitation of Muhammad's teachings which were collected after his death.

How is Muhammad's emigration from the city of Mecca to the city of Medina is honored and remembered?

Known as the hihra, this marks year one of the Islamic calendar.

What was the relationship between Nubia and Kush?

Kush was the most famous Nubian kingdom.

______, a disciple of Jesus Christ, brought Christianity to Africa very early and established himself in Alexandria, Egypt.

Mark

The origin of the hijra and the origins of the first year in the Islamic calendar are marked by Muhammad's migration from the city of ________ to the city of ________.

Mecca; Medina

What supported Nubia which was linked by a trade networked to African lands south to the Sahara?

The Nile

Carvings of the Dogon people may have been kept in a shrine, where it served as an alter. This would have been considered an area of communication between what realms?

This world and the spirits of ancestors This world and the world of spirits

True or false: According to Islamic belief, through the angel Gabriel, God's revelations were revealed to to the Prophet Mohammad.

True

True or false: The common design elements used in the Quran and mosques were geometric patterns and stylized plant forms.

True

African Islamic art can be seen the ______ at Djenn'e, in Mali.

mosque

Look at this image. The top and bottom of the frame are ornamented with forms of gold interlacing

plant

Regardless of where they are in world, the followers of Islam face the ______ wall during prayers, which is oriented toward the city of ______.

qibla; Mecca

In comparing the rulers of ancient Egypt and the kings of Benin both are considered ______.

sacred beings

Many times in African sculpture, abstraction is used which indicates the work does not represent people but ___________ and ideas.

spirits