| A | B |
|---|
 | Great Mosque |
 | maqsud of Kashan |
 | pyxis of al-Mughira |
 | sarcophagus of the spouses |
 | Taj Mahal |
 | Bahram Gur Fights the Karg |
| Mecca | the spiritual center of Islam |
| The Kaaba | granite masonry, covered with silk curtain, gold and silver thread |
| Dome of the Rock | erected by the Abd al_Malik, caliph of the Umayyad Dynasty |
| Persian manuscripts | a visual image and more enjoyable text to a literary plot |
| The Silk Road | a cultural and economical connection to distant lands |
| carpets and tapestries | a prized example of Islamic textiles |
| arabesque | a flowing, symmetrical pattern deriving from floral motifs |
| mihrab | indicates the direction to Mecca in a mosque |
| mosque | a Muslim house of worship |
| charbagh | a rectangular garden based on the four gardens of Paradise |
| Alhambra | palace of the Nasrid sultans of southern Spain |
| end of the Umayyad Dynasty | many regions either converted to Islam or were controlled by Islamic dynasties |
| calligraphy | the highest art form in the Islamic world |
| religious imagery | avoided by many Islamic countries |
