COURSE SCHEDULE
Unit | Due Date | Topics |
Assigned Resources When watching videos, also read the text on the webpage |
Unit 3 |
11:59 p.m., _________ |
The Islamic World |
Total minutes of video/audio: 52 Total pages of reading: 52
Islam, an introduction (3 pages) Arts of the Islamic World (4 pages) Introduction to mosque architecture (4 pages) Kaaba (3 pages) A History of the World in 100 Objects: Arab Bronze Hand (14 minutes) A History of the World in 100 Objects: Gold Coin of Abd al-Malik (14 minutes) Dome of the Rock (4 pages) Great Mosque of Cordoba (3 pages) Mihrab (niche) (6 minutes) Coronation Mantle (4 minutes) The Alhambra (6 pages) Baptistère de Saint Louis (4 minutes) The Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii) (5 pages) The Ardabil Carpet (5 pages) Taj Mahal (6 pages) Qa’a (The Damascus Room) (10 minutes) Shirin Neshat, Rebellious Silence, Women of Allah Series (3 pages) |