Art

What political strategy contributed to the rapid spread of the Muslim Empire?

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What medium was used for most of the structures in New Gourna?

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What is the primary function of a mosque?

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What is symbolized by the Divan-i-Khas?

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What is one characteristic that distinguishes the Taj Mahal from many important Islamic structures?

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What features identifies The Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman as a secular work?

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What distinguishes Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman from many other examples of Persian painting?

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What Chinese painting technique influenced Persian artists?

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The representation of human figures is rare in Islamic religious art because

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The design of the garden at the Taj Mahal is based on

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Persian carpet designs were often adapted for

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Ibrahim el-Salahi headed a group of artists who

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According to Islamic tradition, what was God's first creation?

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Using The Mosque as an example, explain how Ibrahim el-Salahi combines traditional elements of ...

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Discuss how the architecture and decoration of the Taj Mahal exemplify its function.

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Compare and contrast the fourteenth-century mihrab from Iran and Sultan-Muhammad's Sultan Sanjar and ...

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Which of the following is an example of the tradition of ceramic tile decoration in Persian architecture?

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Which of the following includes an iwan?

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Which of the following functioned as a throne room?

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The use of figural representation in art was encouraged by __________.

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The Taj Mahal symbolizes the Qur'an's description of paradise in the design of its __________.

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The Taj Mahal features surfaces covered in __________.

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The niche that points toward Mecca is known as __________.

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The decoration of the faade of the Mir-i-Arab Madrasa is different than that of the mihrab from Iran ...

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The Court of Lions exemplifies the style of Islamic architecture in __________.

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