AHS 101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Gupta Empire, Stupa, Hypostyle
8 Apr 2015
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Muslim: adjective for a person of islam. Maybe paintings (as an artform): images are prohibited to muslims. Miniatures (small paintings, equivalent to an illuminated manuscript) are allowed. Paintings are secular, no divine beings allowed. Sumptuary arts (crafts): accepted and very important in the islamic world. Elaborate persian carpets, no images, abstract only. More like christian churches (architecturally), less like persian temples. Minaret: tall sections of a mosque (ex: hagia sophia ) Mihrab: niche in a mosque that directs location of mecca. Dome of the rock: oldest surviving major islamic monument. Prayer hall of the great mosque: for prayer. Arabesque: in the arab style. combination of abstract pattern and calligraphy. *india distinction: softer physique on body compared to greek"s muscular physique. *india distinction: indus valley seals. very small, equivalent to sumerian cylinder seals. standard format of writing on top and a mystical being on the bottom. A period with no surviving art in india.
