[GENED 110] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (34 pages long)
Document Summary
Blended various influences to create something unique, made from surrounding cities, Capital of islam, in middle of trade routes. First to work on great wall of china. After takeover of jerusalem, create dome of the. Site of near sacrifice of isaac by abraham, where adam is buried. No significance to islam, only a power play. Center of structure is open, see holy rock where isaac is about to be sacrificed and where adam is buried. Not designed to be a mosque, only a religious site. Writing in kufic script, like in quran, inside. Mosaics inside, no people featured, but there is architecture, plant life, animal life, etc. Art is considered a service, not signed. measures. Repressed schools of thought other than legalism, which says govt. is the highest power. Used molds for different body parts, i. e. , 12 arms, 20 torsos, 50 heads, and then parts are mixed and matched. Found in other tombs, but with less figures. child.