What is the best explanation for the existence of the Malwiya minaret.

a. It's purpose was to announce the presence of Islam.
b. It is patterned after the Tower of Babel.
c. It is based on the ancient ziggurat.
d. It was built to reach the heavens.

Answer: a. It's purpose was to announce the presence of Islam.

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a. coda b. finale c. cadenza d. ostinato e. genre

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The Dome of the Rock is a domed octagon resembling ________.

a. San Vitale, Ravenna b. Hagia Sophia, Constantinople c. Holy Sepulcher, Jerusalem d. Old Saint Peter's, Rome

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