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I can make a presentation about environmental issues.

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These are the proficiency benchmarks that I am working on in H.S. Intermediate Arabic II

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I can follow the main message in various time frames in straightforward, and sometimes descriptive, paragraph- length informational texts.

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I can understand the main
idea and flow of events expressed in various time frames in conversations and discussions.

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Living Language Lab for Arabic | Living Language

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I can give straightforward presentations on a variety of familiar topics and some concrete topics I have researched,
using sentences and series of connected sentences.

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Arabesque Designs & Patterns: Islamic & Western

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Arabesque Designs & Patterns: Islamic & Western

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What Is an Arabesque?

We all love beautiful decorated surfaces. Do you have any in your home? Think about colorful designs on fabric curtains or the pattern on a woven rug. In the Near East, intricate designs with interwoven lines and leaf-like forms developed, and they were used on many kinds of surfaces. These types of designs were referred to by the name ''arabesque.''

An arabesque is a pattern of curving lines layered with intertwined elements, like vines and leaves, and abstract forms that don't resemble anything found in nature. Decorative arabesque patterns can be found covering surfaces on buildings like mosques, as well as items like ceramic tiles and glassware. But where did this design come from?

Islamic Arabesque Designs

The arabesque traces its history to the Near and Middle East. Around 1000 AD, possibly near Baghdad, Muslim artists developed images of vines, flowers and lines into an intricate, spectacular art form. Such designs are considered biomorphic, which means they resemble natural forms without depicting specific creatures or plants.

Religion played an important role in the arabesque's development. When Islam rose around 700 AD and spread through the Middle East, it came with rules forbidding depictions of creatures like humans and animals, especially on things like buildings with a religious purpose. As a result, Islamic artists instead based their imagery on geometry, calligraphy (the art of beautiful writing), and the arabesque. These elements didn't have recognizable creatures, so they could be used to adorn sacred spaces without relying on figural art. It's a very different idea about decoration than was found in Western culture at the time.

Arabesque designs use elements like spiral and curving forms in an infinitely repeated, usually symmetrical pattern. Designs may feature many layers of interwoven figures and line. Sometimes, geometric figures are also included, as are forms called kapali, linear figures with closed ends. Arabesque designs on surfaces create a sense of pleasing overall rhythm and patterns. As the Islamic religion spread, arabesques could be found on walls of mosques and palaces, on ceramic tiles and vessels, and on glassware.

Western Arabesque Patterns

Eventually the Islamic arabesque found its way to Europe, mostly through two avenues. It came through Southern Italy and Sicily, because they were close to geographic regions in which the Islamic faith had taken hold. These areas were also influenced by similar designs found on ancient Roman artifacts. Variations on the arabesque also developed on the Iberian peninsula in places like Spain, the westernmost edge of Islam's spread.

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arabesque designs & patterns: islamic & western | study.com

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Arabesque Designs & Patterns: Islamic & Western | Study.com

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We all love beautiful decorated surfaces. Do you have any in your home? Think about colorful designs on fabric curtains or the pattern on a woven rug. In the Near East, intricate designs with interwoven lines and leaf-like forms developed, and they were used on many kinds of surfaces.

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I am hoping to eventually get an ACE credit for Arabic for when I go to college.

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University of Texas "Arabic Voices" Language Lab

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University of Texas "Arabic Voices" Language Lab

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Each listening unit contains a segment ranging in length between one and ten minutes along with pre-listening, listening and post-listening questions and activities. The questions are presented in PDF format so as to allow learners and teachers to use them for in-class or homework activities.

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I can participate in spontaneous spoken, written, or signed conversations on familiar topics, creating sentences and series of sentences to ask and answer a variety of questions.

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Safiyah Arabic IIb hours and artifacts.docx

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Store photos and docs online. Access them from any PC, Mac or phone. Create and work together on Word, Excel or PowerPoint documents.