Firstly, some things I noticed early on as I was reading: Arab words are really cool. Anyway, Cultures are usually resistant to change, it takes a lot of time and it takes a lot of people living together to make noticeable change. while reading the about the information on the art I noticed that most of the art is ceramic and lacks representations of specific people. This is very likely due to the Islamic religion being against idolatry. But it was easy for cultures to intermingle because the rulers of many Mediterranean cities changed frequently as war was a frequent event. Because of trade and war, the exchange of ideas and in extension culture, created an inevitable scenario where cultures rubbed off on each other and spurred artistic an scientific evolution.
A question I have is, how does a commoner interact with art in this period?
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