Final Exam Review

Islam

The youngest monotheistic faith, founded in the 7th century by Muhammed.

Muhammed

Founder of the Islamic faith, born in Mecca in 570 and died in 632.

Where is Mecca?

Arabia

What does Islam mean?

“Submission to God” or “Gods Will”

What is the holiest city in Islam?

Mecca

Qur’an

The revealed word of God in Islam.

Ka’ba

The center of Muslim worship located in Mecca.

Five Pillars of Faith

Rules that govern how faithful Muslims should live their lives.

What was the rule of the Second Pillar?

Prayer 5 times a day

Qiblah

The directional wall in a mosque that faces Mecca.

Mihrab

The focus point on the wall of a mosque facing Mecca.

What is a Mosque?

A place of worship for Muslims

Dome of the Rock

The earliest Muslim monument located in Jerusalem, built in 691-92.

Great Mosque at Damascus

A significant mosque built during the Ummayad Dynasty around 715.

Great Mosque at Samarra

A mosque constructed during the Abbasid Dynasty between 848-852.

What is Lusterware?

A type of pottery or glassware with metallic glaze

Calligraphy

Considered the highest and most revered form of art in Islamic culture.

Where was Ancient Ethiopia

East Africa

What is Aksum?

An ancient city in Ethiopia known for its monolithic royal monuments.

What is Lalibala?

City known for its rock-cut churches and painted manuscripts in ancient Ethiopia.

What was another name for the painted manuscripts at the city of Lalibala?

Geez

Great Mosque at Djenne

The largest adobe building in the world, located in Mali, built around 1300.

What cultures are in Southern Africa?

Shona and Great Zimbabwe (1250 - 1400)

What kingdom was in West Africa?

Kingdom of Mali (1200

A large wetland area in central Mali. It's considered one of the most important water sources in the western Sahara Desert and is known for its seasonal flooding which supports agriculture and biodiversity in the area.

Inland Niger Delta

Ile-Ife

A Nigerian kingdom known for its royal art and copper/brass cast heads. It is in West Africa.

Oni

The title held by Ile-Ife kings.

What is this an example of?

Standing figure of an oni

Mamallapuram

A site in South India known for rock-cut designs and relief sculptures.

What is this piece/ what kind of art is it?

Descent of Ganges, Relief sculpture

Where is the “Descent of the Ganges” located

Mamallapuram

Borobodur

The largest Buddhist monument located in Java, Indonesia.

Mandala

A cosmic diagram of the universe important in Buddhist architecture.

Darshan

The act of 'seeing the god' in Hindu temple design.

What is an example of Northern and Southern Hindu Temple designs?

Darshan

What is a Mandapa?

A columned hall

What is a Garbagriha

“Womb Chamber”

What is Kandariya temple?

An ornate Hindu temple

Rajarajeshwara Temple

Temple built by Rajaraja I Chola between 1003-1014.

Chola Bronze sculptures

Bronze works from the Chola dynasty, including temple bronzes and processional bronzes.

What are temple bronzes?

Religious Hindu sculptures made of bronze.

What are processional bronzes?

Sculptures created as mobile embodiments of gods.

What form is the Great Mosque of Al-Mutawakkil?

Spiral Minaret