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Arts_of_the_Islamic_world_quiz_

Test your knowledge of the arts of the Islamic world!

A_beginner_s_guide_to_the_art_of_Islam

The Taj Mahal, a silk carpet, a Qur‘an; all of these are examples of Islamic art. But what exactly is Islamic art and architecture?

Late_period

Later Period (c. 1517 –1924 C.E.) The Ottomans, a small Turkic state in Anatolia, emerged as a major military and political force and conquered Constantinople, the Balkans, the Near East, and North Africa.

Medieval_period

Medieval Period (c. 900-1517 C.E.) The Fatimids (909-1171) ruled north Africa, and parts of Syria and the Seljuqs contolled eastern Islamic lands and eventually Iran, Iraq and much of Anatolia.

Early_period

Early Period (c. 640-900 C.E.) From the rightfully guided caliphs who succeeded Muhammad, through the Umayyads' Dome of the Rock and Great Mosque of Damascus, to the decline of Abbasids rule.