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Details Title: 11 - Early Middle Ages Description: Chapter 11 Terms Total Flash Cards: 21 Created: 12/19/2006 17:41:18	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term Islam Definition "submission to God" (11 - Middle Ages) Term sahn Definition courtyard of mosque (11 - Middle Ages) Term qibla Definition wall of a Mosque directed toward Mecca (11 - Middle Ages) Term mihrab Definition niche in wall (qibla), toward Mecca (11 - Middle Ages) Term minaret Definition calling towers around mosque, to call people to prayer (11 - Middle Ages) Term muezzin Definition caller (11 - Middle Ages) Term cloissone enamel Definition melted glass poured into "cloissons" (cells), which were formed by thin metal framing (11 - Middle Ages) Term illumination Definition illustration, especially of manuscripts (11 - Middle Ages) Term Ottonian Period Definition rule under the "Otto" leaders after Charlemagne's death (11 - Middle Ages) Term Monastery Definition institution for religious education (11 - Middle Ages) Term scriptoria Definition place to write (11 - Middle Ages) Term mandorla Definition oval shape Christ and Holy Family are depicted in (11 - Middle Ages) Term orant, orans Definition prayer stance, raised hands (11 - Middle Ages) Term iconostasis Definition icon wall/curtain in Orthodox Church (11 - Middle Ages) Term didactio Definition teacherly (from didactic) (11 - Middle Ages) Term deesis Definition Christ with Mary and John the Baptist (11 - Middle Ages) Term hijra Definition pilgrimage of Mohammed from Mecca to Medina (11 - Middle Ages) Term caliph Definition leader of the church who succeded Mohammed (11 - Middle Ages) Term Kaaba Definition first Church, stone cube building believed to be built by Abraham in Mecca, which is the sacred center in Islam (11 - Middle Ages) Term arabesque Definition likened to the Islamic style, who were forbidden to represent Allah and resorted to intricate, flowery designs; fancy swirls (11 - Middle Ages) Term mosque Definition Muslim place of worship (11 - Middle Ages)