Islamic Art AP Art History Moreno Valley High School Instructor: Erica Ness
Regions and Dynasties Syria and Iraq Umayyad Caliphate est. 661 Abbasid Caliphate est. 750 Spain Umayyad Caliphate est. 756 Nasrid Dynasty est Iran and Central Asia Samanid Dynasty est. 819 Seljuk Dynasty est Timurid Dynasty est. 1370s Safavid Dynasty est. 1501
Regions and Dynasties Egypt Fatimid Dynasty est. 909 Mamluk Dynasty est Turkey Ottoman Empire founded 1281 India Mughal Dynasty est. 1526
Important Dates Birth of Muhammad in Mecca - ca. 570 Muhammad’s first revelation Muhammad’s flight to Mecca Death of Muhammad in Medina Muslims capture Jerusalem Muslim Conquest of Lower Egypt Muslim Armies enter Spain First Crusade captures Jerusalem Mongols sack Baghdad Ottoman Empire founded Fall of Granada to the Christians Ottomans Capture Baghdad
The division of Islam Shi’ite Short for Ahiat Ali or followers of Ali. Ali was Muhammad’s cousin, a philosopher- warrior. His followers say that he was the only one with the spiritual authority to succeed Muhammad. Sunni Followers believed that the caliphate should go to whoever would be best equipped politically to maintain the Muslim Empire.
Dome of the Rock Date: Location: Jerusalem
Interior of the Dome on the Rock
Detail of a mosaic in the courtyard arcade of the Great Mosque Date: Medium: Mosaic Location: Damascus
Umayyad Palace Date: Medium: Limestone Location: Mshatta, Jordan
The Great Mosque Date: Location: Qayrawan, Tunisia
Malwiya minaret of the Great Mosque Date: Location: Samarra, Iraq
Prayer Hall of the Great Mosque Date: 8th-10th centuries Location: Cordoba, Spain
Maqsura of the Great Mosque Date: Location: Cordoba, Spain
Dome of the Great Mosque Date: Location: Cordoba, Spain
Calligraphy and the Quran
Muqarnas dome, Hall of the Two Sisters, Alhambra Palace Date: Location: Granada, Spain
Mosque of Selim II Date: Architect: Sinan the Great Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Great Mosque Date: 11th-17th Centuries Location: Isfahan, Iran
Taj Mahal Date: Location: Agra, India