Geography

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Geographys Impact on Architecture

• Commonalities in patterns around the world

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Describe what you see.
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Can you identify any geometric shapes in this
image?
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Can you identify any geometric shapes in this
image?
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What are the similarities and differences between
these images?
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What can you infer about the two images?
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What might happen if you add on to the patterns
in the images?
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Do you think these images have equal significance?
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What similarities and differences do you notice
between these images?
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What materials could have been used to create the
scenes in these images?
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Why might the artisans have created these scenes?
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Window in the Blue Mosque in Turkey
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Window in Notre Dame
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How are these structures alike?
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How does this window differ from the others weve
seen?
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Mosque in Mali
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How do you think geography impacted the way the
mosques were constructed?