Simplify the following text for a Grade 10 native English-speaking person.
Original: Islamic art , in its prohibition of depicting religious figures , is a prime example of this geometric pattern-based art , which existed centuries before the movement in Europe and in many ways influenced this Western school .
Simplified: Islamic art , in its prohibition of depicting religious figures , is a prime example of this geometric pattern-based art . It existed centuries before the modern movement in Europe , and in many ways influenced this Western school .