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AP Art History

Category - South, East, and Southeast Asia

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The relationship between calligraphy and art in China is similar to the relationship of calligraphy and the art of what other culture?
  1. Egyptian
  2. Persian
  3. Islamic
  4. Greek
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Answer: C - The relationship between calligraphy in China is similar to the relationship of calligraphy in the art of the culture of Islam.

Calligraphy in Chinese culture, as it is related to Islamic culture, has its origins in the writing of religious texts. Sini, or Chinese Muslim calligraphic style, is a prominent example of the merging of the two cultures' styles in decorative religious texts.
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