Islamic Art

2. A highly ornamented Islamic script
4. a small cylinder shaped container with a detachable lid used to contain cosmetics or jewelry
7. A building, usually large, that contains tombs
9. Islamic sacred text, dictated to the prophet Mohammed by the Angel Gabriel
11. a flowing intricate and symmetrical pattern deriving from floral motifs
13. decorative or beautiful handwriting
14. central niche in a mosque which indicates the direction to mecca
15. an Islamic official who calls people to prayer traditionally from a minaret
16. The direction toward Mecca which Muslims face in prayer
18. perforated ornamental stone screens in Islamic

1. a wedge shaped stone that forms the curved part of an arch
3. A rectangular voltage space in a Muslim building that is walled on three sides and open on the fourth
5. A pulpit from which sermons are given
6. decoration using polygon all shapes with no gaps
7. The prophet whose revelations and teachings form the foundation of Islam
8. Islamic holy cities
10. A honeycomb like decoration often applied it Islamic buildings to domes
12. A tall, slender column used to call people to prayer
15. A Muslim house of worship
17. an Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca that is required as one of the five pillars of Islam