________, used to mark the entry to a reception hall in royal palaces, was adapted by Persian architects in the design of mosques

A. An apse
B. A minaret
C. A qibla
D. A muqarnas
E. An iwan

E
The addition of a courtyard created a four-iwan plan, which became standard in mosque architecture.

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A. Old Kingdom B. New Kingdom C. Middle Kingdom D. Early Dynastic

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