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HW Questions: Islamic Art and Literature

1) Who was the most well-known poet of the Islamic Golden Age? Omar Khayyam 2) What is the lesson or moral from the Omar Khayyam poem? 3) What buildings are the most common expressions of Islamic artistic styles? Mosques and Palaces

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HW Questions: Islamic Art and Literature

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  1. 1) Who was the most well-known poet of the Islamic Golden Age? • Omar Khayyam • 2) What is the lesson or moral from the Omar Khayyam poem? • 3) What buildings are the most common expressions of Islamic artistic styles? • Mosques and Palaces • 4) Where are some of the most famous mosques and Islamic palaces located? • Samarra, Iraq; Cordoba, Spain; Granada, Spain • 5) What are the most common subjects of Islamic art? • Arabic letters, natural plants, abstract figures, geometric designs • 6) Why are human figures not typically represented in Islamic art? • It is essentially forbidden by the Hadith (a collection of Muhammed’s sayings) HW Questions: Islamic Art and Literature

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