1. ARTS OF ISLAM AND AFRICA

2. ORIGINS OF ISLAM

3. 570 – Muhammad Born in Mecca
610 – Muhammad’s Revelation
622 – Muhammad Flees to Medina
(Hijra)
632 – Muhammad Dies
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6. 1st Pillar of Islam: Shahada
(Acceptance of God and Muhammad as his Prophet)
ORIGINS OF ISLAM

7. 2nd Pillar of Islam: Salat
(Ritual prayer 5x daily)
ORIGINS OF ISLAM

8. 3rd Pillar of Islam: Sawm
(Fasting & self control during blessed month of Ramadan)
ORIGINS OF ISLAM

9. 4th Pillar of Islam: Zakat
(Giving 2.5% of savings to poor & needy)
ORIGINS OF ISLAM

10. 5th Pillar of Islam: Hajj
(Pilgrimage to Mecca at least once)
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11. • Star and Crescent symbol
• Not traditionally associated with Islam
• Islam instead associated with colors black, red, white, or green
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16. • Quran
• Koran
• Qu’ran
• Used calligraphy and intricite design instead of
pictures of people/animals
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28. MOSQUES AND PALACES

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37. Minaret – calls faithful to prayer 5x daily
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39. • Mihrab – empty niche in far wall
• Far wall called qibla wall
• Indicates direction of Mecca
• Important because all Muslims are to face direction of Mecca
during prayer
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46. • Muqarnas
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47. • Horseshoe arch
• Also called Moorish arch
• Or Keyhole arch
• Extremely common in Islamic design
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53. • Iwan – large vaulted chamber whose pointed archway is set in rectangular
frame with two minarets over its corners
• Iwan marks entry to a royal reception hall in Persian Palaces
• One iwan on each side of a mosque’s courtyard
• Iwan directly across courtyard is qibla iwan
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58. • Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain
• One of few surviving Islamic Palaces
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61. • Kingdom of Kush/Nubia
• 3800 BC – 600 AD
• Very similar to Egypt
• 2x number of pyramids in Nubia vs. Egypt
NUBIA

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64. “Land of the Bow”
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67. • 1822: Tomb of Queen Amanishakheto
• Destroyed in 1832 by treasure hunters
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70. • One of few treasures recovered from
Tomb of Queen Amanishakheto
• Ram’s head represents solar god
Amun
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76. Aswan Low Damn
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77. Construction of Aswan High Dam
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79. Deconstruction of Abu Simbel, 1968
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82. • Dihya – Berber Queen
• Great war leader
• Little actually known of her life
• Witch with gift of prophecy
• Freed her people from a tyrant by
marrying him then murdering him on
their wedding night
• Died in battle with sword in hand at age
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BERBER

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86. • Great Friday Mosque,
Djenne, Mali
• Built between 1200-1330
• Rebuilt in 1907 in 13th
century style
• Sudano-Sahelian style
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90. Nok art:
• Oldest known terracotta statue in Africa
south of Sahara
• Triangular “D-shaped” eyes
• Pierced eyes, nose, mouth, ears
• Elaborate hairstyles
• Flared nostrils
• Ears set back – low and small
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96. • Empire lasted nearly 600 years
• Kings of Benin viewed as sacred beings
• Each king would build an altar to his father
• Ikegobo (Altar to the Hand)
• Benin Palace attacked by British in 1897
• King’s son allowed to rebuild Palace in 1914 but artwork
never returned
• Figures often created in bronze, iron, and ivory
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99. • Queen Idia – First Queen mother of Benin
• FESTAC Mask
• Future Queen mothers called Iyoba
• Kings called Oba
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132. KONGO

133. • Nkondi
• Sub-class of minkisi
• Created by nganga
• Hunt down/attack witches and evil-doers
• Awaken/enrage them to action by driving nails and
other pieces of iron into the figure
• Ranges in size from tiny to life size
• Mirrors allowed them to see enemies approaching and
look into the afterworld
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143. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIJ0ExRHsKo