Parts of a mosque

Quibla wall: a wall facing Mecca.Minaret: tower used for the call to prayer.
Ablution fountain: for washing and purification.
Mimbar: the pulpit where the iman delivers sermons.
Mihrab: niche in the quibla wall to show the direction of Mecca.
Minaret: tower used for the call to prayer.

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Islamic Art

Islamic art encompasses the visual arts produced from the 7th century onwards by people not necessarily Muslim who lived within the territory that was inhabited by or ruled by culturally Islamic populations. The huge field of Islamic architecture is the subject of a separate article, leaving fields as varied as calligraphy, painting, glass, ceramics, and textiles, among others.
spect, but other religious art such as glass mosque lamps and other mosque fittings such as tiles, woodwork and carpets usually have the same style and motifs as contemporary secular art, although with reIslamic art is not at all restricted to religious art, but includes all the art of the rich and varied cultures of Islamic societies as well. It frequently includes secular elements and elements that are frowned upon, if not forbidden, by some Islamic theologians. Apart from the ever-present calligraphic inscriptions, specifically religious art is actually less prominent in Islamic art than in Western medieval art, with the exception of Islamic architecture where mosques and their complexes of surrounding buildings are the most common remains. Figurative painting may cover religious scenes, but normally in essentially secular contexts such as the walls of palaces or illuminated books of poetry. The calligraphy and decoration of manuscript Qu'rans is an important aligious inscriptions even more prominent.

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Islam

Islam is the monotheistic religion articulated by the Qur’an, a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God, and by the teachings and normative example called the Sunnah and composed of Hadith of Muhammad, considered by them to be the last prophet of God. An adherent of Islam is called a Muslim.
Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable and the purpose of existence is to worship God.Muslims also believe that Islam is the complete and universal version of a primordial faith that was revealed at many times and places before, including through Abraham, Moses and Jesus, whom they consider prophets. Muslims maintain that previous messages and revelations have been partially changed or corrupted over time, but consider the Qur'an to be both the unaltered and the final revelation of God. Religious concepts and practices include the five pillars of Islam, which are basic concepts and obligatory acts of worship, and following Islamic law, which touches on virtually every aspect of life and society, providing guidance on multifarious topics from banking and welfare, to warfare and the environment.

The Early Middle Ages

In this unit, we will learn about:   · Learn about the decline of the Roman Empire.
   · Find out about life in the Germanic kingdoms and in the Byzantine Empire.
   · Learn about the founder of Islam and the Koran.
   · Compare maps of mediaval and present-day Islam.

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Domus and Insula

In, ancient Rome he domus was the type of house occupied by the upper classes and some wealthy freedmen during the Republican and Imperial eras. They could be found in almost all the major cities throughout the Roman territories. The modern English word domestic comes from Latin domesticus, which is derived from the word domus.

In Roman architecture, an insula was a kind of apartment building that housed most of the urban citizen population of ancient Rome, including ordinary people of lower- or middle-class status (the plebs) and all but the wealthiest from the upper-middle class (the equites).

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Ancient Rome

In the last unit, we learn about Romans and I am going to took abut them.Roman civilization started with the city of Rome.This peninsula is in the centre of the Mediterranean, it is a strategic location and enabled the Romans to extend their territories on three continents: Europe, Asia and Africa.Rome conquered all the territories on the Italian Peninsula.
Rome territories stretched north to south from the British Isles to the Sahara Desert and east to west from Mesopotamia to the Iberian Peninsula.The Romans spread their language, Latin, their laws, and their way of life.
In Rome there were:
First, Monarchy.
Then, Republic.
And the last, Roman Empire.
                                                     
                                                       Monarchy
                                                    
In the 1st centuries, Rome was governed by a king, that was chosen by the patricians, the king was helped by the senate an assembly formed by senators, who were the heads of the leading families.In the 6th century BC, Rome was conquered by the Etruscans, the Romans fought against them and eventually defeated them.In 509 BC, a rebellion dethroned Lucius Tarquinus Superbus, the last Etruscan king.

                                                 Republic

After the expulsion of the Etruscans, a new form of government was established, a Republic.
There were 3 main institution:
-Comitias
-Magistratus
-Senate
                                            Roman Empire

In 27 BC, Octavian became known as Augustus, which meant `chosen by the gods´.First, he eliminated his enemies and pacified the situation.Then, he introduced a new form of goverment: the Empire.
Augustus was the first emperor of Rome.