The fairly recent development of a theoretical framework describing how visual images communicate.
The first one might be from ancient Egypt, but I'm not 100%. I don't know about the culture for the last two but comparing them, I see the first one has lots of animals and people on it, which the other two don't have. one thing different about the second one is that it is only a singular thing and I can see that it is a lot more emotional than the other ones. one thing different about the last one is that it has a lot more symmetrical designs and is more abstract without animals/humans. now some things similar to the first and last are that there are a lot of small things that collectively add to the piece. and some similarities to the first and second are that it (looks like) they have something living in them.
The architectural feature of the Islamic artists that came from the Romans was the horseshoe arch. This is what they liked best in Roman culture, so they decided to use it in their art and architecture as well. Islamic architecture is quite different from any other, although it was certainly influenced by many other world architectures.
