Islamic Architecture Quiz: Test Your Knowledge of Islamic Art

Islamic art is known for its use of elaborate geometric patterns, colorful tiles, stylized natural motifs, and detailed calligraphy.
Calligraphy has had a profound impact on applied arts and architecture in Islamic culture.
Islam emerged in western Arabia in the 7th century AD through revelations delivered to the Prophet Muhammad in Mecca.
Allah is the common Arabic word for God in Islam.

The Dome of the Rock is an Islamic shrine located on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem.
It is revered by most Muslims as the spot from which the Prophet Muhammad ascended to Heaven.
Muqarnas is a form of ornamented vaulting in Islamic architecture, used to create a smooth, decorative zone of transition in an otherwise bare, structural space.

The Taj Mahal is an Islamic ivory-white marble mausoleum in the Indian city of Agra, built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in 1631.
The Taj Mahal houses the tomb of Shah Jahan's favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, and also the tomb of Shah Jahan himself.
The complex includes a mosque, a guest house, and formal gardens bounded by a crenellated wall.

Early Buddhists in India developed symbols related to Buddha.
Indian Stupas were surrounded by ceremonial fences with four profusely carved Toranas or ornamental gateways facing the cardinal directions.

Mesoamerica was home to some of the first great civilizations in the Americas, including the Mayans and the Aztecs.
The Mayan calendar was a complex system used by the Mayans.
Olmec culture is the origin of many elements of Mesoamerican civilizations, including the practice of building pyramids, the complex calendar, the pantheon of gods, and hieroglyphic writing.
The Olmecs produced jade and ceramic figurines, colossal heads, and pyramids with temples at the top, without the use of metal tools.
Jadeite was a stone highly valued by the Olmecs, symbolizing divine powers and fertility.

Islamic Art and Architecture Quiz