Humanities Chapter 5 – Flashcards
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The word Islam means
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submission.
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The Kaaba is significant to Muslims because it is believed to
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represent the physical center of the planet and universe.
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The surahs in the Qur'an are arranged
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Is not (from shortest to longest)
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Found in a mosque, a qibla serves to
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indicate the direction of Mecca.
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The Qur'an advises Muslim women to dress modestly to
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avoid harassment.
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Why was Islam able to spread so quickly after Muhammad's death?
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A long war had exhausted the Byzantine and Persian Empires.
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Contributing to Islam's rapid spread, the mosque held appeal for its
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provision of a sense of community.
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Muslims generally avoid figurative imagery in the decoration of their mosques because
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Muhammad warned that image makers would face punishment on the Day of Judgment.
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Why did Islam become the dominant faith of West Africa?
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Muslims dominated the trans-Saharan trade routes.
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Conquered Africans were perhaps eager to convert to Islam to
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avoid enslavement
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Spanish Jews welcomed the Muslim invasion, because the
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Visigothic rulers had persecuted them.
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Muslim calligraphers placed great emphasis on beautiful writing style primarily to
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reflect the beauty of the Muslim faith as fully as possible.
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The explosion in book availability in the Arabic world was enabled by the eighth-century
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introduction of the art of papermaking.
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In The Thousand and One Nights, Scheherazade tells her husband a story each night to
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prevent execution the next morning.
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It is evident that the Sutton Hoo burial ceremony was not Christian, because
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it included cremation.
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The monsters in Beowulf seem to be metaphors for
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is not (the Anglo-Saxon warlords.)
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The main task of Christian missionaries in England was to
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transfer the people's allegiance from their king to God.
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In the Song of Roland, Roland's fate is brought on by his
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sense of pride.
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European Christians embarked on pilgrimages to
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provide penance for their sins.
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Romanesque churches' portals were of special importance, because they
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defined the boundary between secular and sacred space
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Benedictine monks at Cluny introduced
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choral music.
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All of the following were motivations for the First Crusade EXCEPT
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creating a homeland for Jews
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Although the first three Crusades were political and religious failures, they succeeded in
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stimulating Western trade with the East
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Why was courtly love poetry written in the common language of everyday life instead of Latin?
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A greater number of people would be able to enjoy it.
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The purpose of medieval romances such as Lancelot was to
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entertain with stories of adventure.
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Which medieval cult is connected to courtly love literature?
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the Cult of the Virgin
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The word "hadith" refers to
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Muhammad's sayings.
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The Arabic word masjid means
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"place of prostration."
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The design of most mosques is inspired by
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Is not (Solomon's Temple in Jerusalem.)
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In the poems of Sa'di, Rumi, and Jami, pursuit of the beautiful represents
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pursuit of the beauty that is God.
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In-Depth Study Question: 1001 Arabian Nights originated
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in the 8th century AD and they were originally Persian and Indian folktales.
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In-Depth Study Question: Which one of the following statements best summarizes 1001 Arabian Nights:
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The narrative is about a wise woman who becomes the wife of an evil and mentally sick king. Through the stories which she tells this king, the king reintegrates the scattered aspects of his personality, ceases to be a murderous despot, acquires wisdom through these stories and becomes a great king.
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In-Depth Study Question: The interior mosaic decoration of the Dome of the Rock consists of
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thousands of small glass or glazed ceramic tesserae placed on a plaster ground.
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In-Depth Study Question: Within the Lindisfarne Gospels, St Matthew's Gospel
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includes a second major initial page, marking the beginning of the Christmas story
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In-Depth Study Question: Within the Lindisfarne Gospels, St Mark's Gospel
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opens with the evangelist's name picked out in a beautifully balanced display of capitals against the familiar ground of red dots.
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In-Depth Study Question: Within the Lindisfarne Gospels, St. Luke is shown
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accompanied by his traditional symbol, a calf or young ox.
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In-Depth Study Question: Within the Lindisfarne Gospels, St. John is shown
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facing out of the book, directing his gaze at the reader
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In-Depth Study Question: Within the Lindisfarne Gospels, St. Mathew is shown
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accompanied by his traditional symbol, the figure of a man.
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In-Depth Study Question: Eadfrith
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designed the Lindisfarne Gospels.
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In-Depth Study Question: Ethelwald
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the original leather binding of the Lindisfarne Gospels.
