Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 03/25/08
ARH240 20086-99999	LEC	3 Credit(s)	3 Period(s)
Art and Architecture of the Islamic World to 1800
Introduction to the principal achievements in art and architecture of the Islamic world circa 650-1800 CE and placing them in social and cultural contexts and consideration of the historical evolution of Western knowledge and understanding of these works. Prerequisites: None.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
ARH240   20086-99999	Art and Architecture of the Islamic World to 1800

1.	Identify the integration of pre-Islamic elements in the early phases of Islamic art. (I, II)
2.	Explain basic characteristics and themes of the arts under the influence of Islam. (II, III, IV, V)
3.	Trace major historic periods and movements within the cultural centers of the Islamic world. (II, III, IV, V)
4.	Analyze individual works of art within the different time periods, cultural centers, and political powers in the Islamic world. (I, II, III, IV, V)
5.	Explain how individual works reflect aesthetic, philosophical/religious, and social ideals of the artist and/or culture that produced the work. (I, II, III, IV, V)
6.	Describe cross-cultural influences and adaptations of styles / movements between the major cultural traditions as well as within their respective cultural spheres of influence. (I, II, III, IV, V)
7.	Describe the impact of arts and architecture from the Islamic world on other traditions in world art. (III, IV, V)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
ARH240   20086-99999	Art and Architecture of the Islamic World to 1800

I. The Rise of Islam and the Artistic Climate of the Period A. History B. Acculturation II. Early Art and Architecture of the Islamic world circa 650- 1000 A. Historical and cultural setting 1. Major historic periods and movements 2. Cross-cultural traditions B. Central Islamic Lands 1. Architecture and architectural decoration 2. The Art of the Object 3. The Art of the Book C. Western Islamic Lands 1. Architecture and architectural decoration 2. The art of the object 3. The art of the book D. Eastern Islamic Lands 1. Architecture and architectural decoration 2. The art of the object 3. The art of the book III. Early Medieval Art and Architecture of the Islamic world circa 1000-1250 A. Historical and cultural setting 1. Major historic periods and movements 2. Cross-cultural traditions B. Eastern Islamic lands 1. Architecture and architectural decoration 2. The art of the object 3. The art of the book C. Central Islamic lands 1. The Fatimids in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria a. Architecture and architectural decoration b. The art of the object c. The art of the book 2. The Saljuqs, Artuquids, Zangids, and Ayyubids in Iraq, Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt a. Architecture and Architectural Decoration b. The art of the object c, The art of the book D. Western Islamic lands 1. Architecture and architectural decoration 2. The art of the object 3. The art of the book E. Art of the Islamic world and non-Muslims in the early medieval period IV. Late Medieval Art and Architecture of the Islamic World Circa 1250-1500 A. Historical and cultural setting 1. Major historic periods and movements 2. Cross-cultural traditions B. Architecture and the arts in Iran and Central Asia under the Ilkhanids and their successors 1. Architecture under the Ilkhanids 2. Architecture under the Ilkhanids' successors 3. The decorative arts 4. Arts of the book C. Architecture and the arts in Iran and Central Asia under the Timurids and their contemporaries 1. The early period 2. The late period D. Architecture and the arts in Egypt under the Bahri Mamluks (1260-1389) E. Architecture and the arts in Egypt, Syria, and Arabia under the Circassian Mamluks (1389-1517) 1. The early period 2. The middle period 3. The late period F. Architecture and the arts in the Maghrib under the Hafsids, Marinids, and Nasrids 1. The Hafsids 2. The Marinids 3. The Nasrids G. Architecture and the arts in Anatolia under the Beyliks and Early Ottomans 1. Architecture 2. The art of the object 3. The art of the book H. Architecture and the Arts in India under the Sultanates 1. Architecture under the Sultanates 2. The arts under the Sultanate V. Art and Architecture of the Islamic World in the Early Modern Period, Circa 1500-1800 A. Historical and Cultural Setting 1. Major historic periods and movements 2. Cross-cultural traditions B. The arts in Iran under the Safavids and Zands 1. The arts under the Early Safavids (1501-76) 2. The arts under the Later Safavids (1576-1732) and Zands (1750-94) C. Architecture in Iran under the Safavids and Zands D. Architecture and the arts in Central Asia under the Uzbeks 1. Architecture under the Uzbeks 2. The arts under the Uzbeks E. Architecture under the Ottomans after the conquest of Constantinople 1. From the Conquest of Constantinople to Sinan 2. The Age of Sinan 3. The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries F. The Arts under the Ottomans after the Conquest of Constantinople 1. The formative period: from Mehmed to Selim 2. The Classical Ottoman Style 3. The seventeenth and eighteenth Centuries G. Architecture and the Arts in Egypt and North Africa 1. Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, and Algeria 2. Morocco H. Architecture and the arts in India under the Mughals and their contemporaries in the Deccan 1. Architecture under the Early Mughals (1526-1628) and their contemporaries 2. The arts under the Early Mughals (1526-1628) and their contemporaries 3. Architecture under the Later Mughals (1628-1858) and their contemporaries 4. The arts under the Later Mughals (1628-1858) and their contemporaries I. Artistic legacies of the Islamic world 1. Impact on the west 2. Impact on Asia

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