belief in only one god

glassware technique made up of a thousand little glass tubes

short cylindrical ear piece used in body modification

derived from the Persian verb tarazidan- to embroider

the pilgrimage to ka'ba in Mecca

subterranean burial ground consisting of tunnels built on several levels outside city walls

a workshop (usually in a monastery) devoted to the writing, copying and decoration of manuscripts

architectural style that combines platforms on top of a slopping panel

an arch incorporating the shape of three overlapping rings

the holy text of Islam

volcanic rock

the arrangements of a vertical face of a building

an illustrative device showing ritualized chant

a mathematical function that produces an s-shape

Mythological steed that carried Prophet Mohammed from Mecca to Jerusalem

use of symbols in a narrative or an image to convey a hidden or ulterior meaning

an arch exterior support that attaches to a pier buttress

material made of aggregate, a binder and water

Italian word for majesty

closed off space reserved for the ruler and his entourage, it is restricted for others

a book or group of manuscript pages sewn together along one side and placed in a binding

entire eastern area of a church beyond the crossing including the apse, ambulatory and radiating chapels

an Aztec code made 20 years after the Spanish conquest of Mexico

reddish clay

4 gardens, like paradise