Module Ten
Video Reviews

1. I chose these two videos, Islamic Art: Africa and Central Asia and Buddhism, because I thought they were going to be very different from each other. And I was right! I enjoyed that they were not the same topic and they were so different from each other.

2. Video #1 Islamic Art: Africa and Central Asia- I liked this video, it was very interesting. The first city he was famous for its shadows and is said to be haunted as an oasis. The domes through Timorid were so beautiful. All of the tiles and intricate placing really was a symbolic gesture seen through the desert. I thought it was interesting that the speaker referred to them lighthouses because the buildings are all brown where the domes are turquoise and show hope and life.  The domes made by the Ottomons in Turkey were also very beautiful and so detailed. I thought these temples and mosks were my favorite because of all the detailed tiles and bold jewels and colors. I also thought the red coloring in the tiles was fascitinating because it hasn't been reproduced, and today they don't know what it was made from.
Video #2 Buddhism- I was rally glad I picked this video because of all the interesting fatcts about this way of life. I thought it was interesting that the speaker, a couple times, mentioned that it was sort of a paradox that this religion or way of life was founded on having your own journey, love, kindness, but that there was a "leader" that was followed. But I don't think that Buddha wanted to be worshipped I think he wanted to help guide people through the struggles he witnessed in then pain poor. I thought the temples and burials sites that Buddhists visited were so symbolic of their religion. The act of walked clockwise was purposefully done and the reliefs that were carved into the walls and the pillars.

3. I liked theses videos and thought they definitely added to my understanding of the topics. The videos are able to better assist the understanding of the topics because they show the buildings, the carvings, the tiles works and the people who are still there today.