The minaret of the Kairouan Mosque in Tunisia was modeled on:
A. a gatehouse in Mecca.
B. a Roman lighthouse.
C. a Byzantine church.
D. a towering palm trunk.
E. a passage from the Qur'an.
B
Some of the mosque's architectural vocabulary is based on the designs from Roman and Byzantine structures.
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Which society produced the relief carving Ashurbanipal II Killing Lions?
A. Olmec B. Assyrian C. Mesoamerican D. Thai
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