ISLAM & ISLAMIC ART
This city is the holiest city in Islam and where Muhammad was born.
Mecca
These organizations controlled prices, quality, and training in a trade.
guilds
What mountain range separates Spain and France?
Pyrenees
Mudejar art combines Christian traditions with influences from this culture.
Islamic culture
This painter was born in Greece but became famous while living in Toledo, Spain.
El Greco
Islamic artists often used these repeating decorative patterns instead of religious images.
geometric patterns
Many medieval cities grew larger because of increased _____ between regions.
trade
What is the longest river in Europe?
Volga River
What building material was commonly used in Mudejar buildings?
brick
This artist painted Las Meninas, one of the most famous works in Spanish history.
Diego Velázquez
This decorative writing style is commonly used in Islamic art.
calligraphy
What is the first level of training in a guild?
apprentice
What mountain range runs along the western edge of South America?
the Andes
This Spanish city is famous for its Mudejar towers and is sometimes called the capital of Mudejar art.
Teruel
One feature that makes El Greco's paintings easy to recognize is that many people appear unusually tall and _____.
stretched/elongated
Many Islamic buildings include an open central space called a _____.
courtyard
What social class grew because of trade and business in medieval cities?
bourgeoisie/middle class
What river flows through Brazil and carries more water than any other river on Earth?
Amazon River
What decorative ceramic element is common in Mudejar architecture?
tiles
Velázquez worked as the court painter for this Spanish king.
Philip IV
Muslim artists generally avoided creating images of these in religious buildings.
Human or animal figures
Why were medieval cities surrounded by walls?
protection/defense
If you wanted to travel by river from Germany to the Black Sea, you would use this major European river.
Danube River
Why is Mudejar art important in Spanish history?
cultural exchange between Christians and Muslims
This famous painting by El Greco can still be seen in Toledo and shows a nobleman's burial divided between heaven and earth.
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz