Chapter 13- Islam
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27 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Islam | a religion begun by Mohammed, with belief in one god, Allah, whose revelations he received beginning in 610 AD. Believers must submit to the will of Allah and are called Muslims |
| Koran | the sacred book of Islam |
| Mecca | the birth place of Mohammed and a place of pilgrimage |
| Mosque | a Muslim place of worship |
| Muezzin | a holy man who calls Muslims to prayer |
| Minaret | a tower from which the muezzin calls the faithful to prayer |
| Sanctuary | a holy place within a building |
| Blind arcade | a series of arches in relief, with blocked openings |
| Colonnettes | small columns |
| Hypostyle hall | a mosque prayer hall supported by many columns |
| Zoomorphic | a deity conceived in an animal form |
| Calligraphy | ornamental writing |
| Finial | a crowning ornament |
| Madrasa | a place of study |
| Ottomans | Turkish people who converted to Islam, conquered Constantinople and changed the name to Istanbul |
| Screen | a decorative, cut-out nonweight bearing wall |
| Moorish | a combination of Spanish and North African architecture |
| Arabesque | a style which employs flowers, fruit, foliage, animal or figure outlines in an interlaced pattern |
| Dominant motif | a single repeated design or element in a design |
| Assemblage | art work constructed from existing objects |
| Calligraphy | "beautiful writing" handwriting as a decorative art |
| Matte | a dull finish |
| Mosaic | patterns made from embedding small pieces (tessarae) of stone or glass in cement |
| Muslim | a believer in Islam |
| Tracery | ornamental stonework holding stained glass in place, characteristic of Gothic cathedrals |
| Plate tracery | the glass fills only the punched holes in the heavy stonework |
| Bar tracery | the stained glass fills almost the entire opening and the stonework is unobtrusive |
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