Art 1st-Q (prehistoric art to medieval art)

Question 1

a hunter gatherer culture

Answer 1

Paleolithic Period (stone age)

Question 2

3 stages of paleolithic period

Answer 2

Lower Paleolithic, Middle Paleolithic, Upper Paleolithic

Question 3

paleolithic period was followed by a transitional phase known as?

Answer 3

Mesolithic Period

Question 4

ended with the spread of agriculture

Answer 4

Mesolithic Period

Question 5

another period that followed after mesolithic period

Answer 5

Neolithic Period

Question 6

time when permanent settlements were established

Answer 6

Neolithic Period

Question 7

4 basic types of plaeolithic art

Answer 7

Petroglyphs, Prehistoric Sculpture, Pictograph, Megalithic Art

Question 8

greek word which means “stone”

Answer 8

petra

Question 9

greek word which means “to carve”

Answer 9

glyphein

Question 10

nonfunctional rock markings resembling the shape of a cup

Answer 10

cupules

Question 11

image or symbol created to express an idea or a piece of information

Answer 11

pictograph

Question 12

created by applying pigments on a cave wall, ceiling, or floor

Answer 12

cave painting

Question 13

prehistoric people mostly painted figures of?

Answer 13

animals

Question 14

this were less common in the prehistoric society

Answer 14

sculptures

Question 15

oldest known sculpture from the paleolithic period

Answer 15

Venus of Berekhat Ram

Question 16

most popular venus figurine that was discovered in 1908

Answer 16

Venus of Willendorf

Question 17

it is used by most of paleolithic sculptors in their carvings

Answer 17

ivory, bone, wood

Question 18

softer varieties of stone

Answer 18

sandstone and limestone

Question 19

harder variety of stone

Answer 19

serpentine

Question 20

it is also used by sculptors in creating figurines

Answer 20

terra-cota

Question 21

single-chamber tomb

Answer 21

dolmen

Question 22

large upright standing stones

Answer 22

menhirs

Question 23

aligned upright and parallel standing stones

Answer 23

stone row

Question 24

mound of stones and earth raised over a grave

Answer 24

tumulus

Question 25

monument of stones arranged in a circle

Answer 25

stone circles

Question 26

most important contribution of the ancient egyptian

Answer 26

pyramids

Question 27

parallel lines that separate scenes and give ground lines for the figures

Answer 27

Registers

Question 28

has captions that explained the images

Answer 28

relief

Question 29

also known as the characters of the writing system in ancient egypt

Answer 29

hieroglyphs