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Cairo’s Islamic Monuments/ Dr. Saleh/ OLLI Summer 2017 Chronology: • Pharaonic: 3100 – 332 BCE • Classical & Byzantine: 332 BCE – 641 CE • Medieval Islamic: 641 – 1517 CE o Islamic: 641 – 969 CE o Fatimid: 969 – 1171 CE o Ayyubid: 1171 – 1250 CE o Mamluk: 1250 – 1517 CE • Ottoman: 1517 – 1882 CE o Mohammed Ali 1805 – 1848 CE o Opening of Suez Canal 1869 CE • British Occupation: 1882 – 1953 CE o King Fuad 1917 – 1936 CE o King Farouk 1936 – 1952 CE o Egyptian Revolution 1953 CE • Arab Republic of Egypt: 1954 – present Useful Resources: AlSayyad, Nezar. 2001. Cairo: Histories of a City. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Antoniou, Jim. 1998. Historic Cairo: A Walk Through the Islamic City. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. Haag, Michael. 2006. Cairo Illustrated. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. Raymond, Andre. 2000. Cairo. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. Rodenbeck, Max. 2000. Cairo: The City Victorious. New York: Vintage Press. Williams, Caroline. 2008. Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. www.archnet.org www.islamic-art.org

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Page 1: Cairo’s Islamic Monuments/ Dr. Saleh/ OLLI Summer · PDF fileCairo’s Islamic Monuments/ Dr. Saleh/ OLLI Summer 2017 Vocabulary: Bab: door, entrance, gateway Bayt: home, residence

Cairo’sIslamicMonuments/Dr.Saleh/OLLISummer2017Chronology:

• Pharaonic:3100–332BCE• Classical&Byzantine:332BCE–641CE• MedievalIslamic:641–1517CE

o Islamic:641–969CEo Fatimid:969–1171CEo Ayyubid:1171–1250CEo Mamluk:1250–1517CE

• Ottoman:1517–1882CEo MohammedAli1805–1848CEo OpeningofSuezCanal1869CE

• BritishOccupation:1882–1953CEo KingFuad1917–1936CEo KingFarouk1936–1952CEo EgyptianRevolution1953CE

• ArabRepublicofEgypt:1954–present

UsefulResources:AlSayyad,Nezar.2001.Cairo:HistoriesofaCity.Cambridge:HarvardUniversityPress.Antoniou,Jim.1998.HistoricCairo:AWalkThroughtheIslamicCity.Cairo:AmericanUniversityinCairoPress.Haag,Michael.2006.CairoIllustrated.Cairo:AmericanUniversityinCairoPress.Raymond,Andre.2000.Cairo.Cambridge:HarvardUniversityPress.Rodenbeck,Max.2000.Cairo:TheCityVictorious.NewYork:VintagePress.Williams,Caroline.2008.IslamicMonumentsinCairo:ThePracticalGuide.Cairo:AmericanUniversityinCairoPress.www.archnet.orgwww.islamic-art.org

Cairo’sIslamicMonuments/Dr.Saleh/OLLISummer2017

From:Williams,Caroline.2008.IslamicMonumentsinCairo:ThePracticalGuide.Cairo:AmericanUniversityinCairoPress,p.25,30,33.

Cairo’sIslamicMonuments/Dr.Saleh/OLLISummer2017

From:Antoniou,Jim.1998.HistoricCairo:AWalkThroughtheIslamicCity.Cairo:AmericanUniversityinCairoPress,p.36.

Cairo’sIslamicMonuments/Dr.Saleh/OLLISummer2017Vocabulary:Bab:door,entrance,gatewayBayt:home,residenceHammam:bath,bathhouseHaramlik:“forbiddentoyou,”privateorwomen’squartersHosh:courtyardIwan:vaultedspacesKufic:earlieststyleofArabicscriptKuttab:KoranicschoolforyoungboysMadrasa:school,theologicalschoolMashrabiya:woodenlatticescreenMidan:citysquareMihrab:nicheinthewallofamosquethatdenotesthedirectiontoMeccaMinaret:towerfromwhichdailycalltoprayerismadeMinbar:pulpitfromwhichimamdeliversasermonQibla:“orientation,”directiontoMecca,usedforprayerQubba:domeSabil:publicwaterfountain/dispensary

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