(Arts) Prehistoric Art

Question 1

Paleolithic Period

Answer 1

Old Stone Age

Question 2

prehistoric images found on the walls of caves all over the world.

Answer 2

Cave paintings

Question 3

Where the first cave paintings were found. These paintings are sometimes called “The Sistine Chapel of Paleolithic Art.”

Answer 3

1879 in Altamira, Spain (Cave of Altamira)

Question 4

contains the most important preserved cave paintings of the Paleolithic Era.

Answer 4

The Chauvet Cave

Question 5

One of the oldest arts of man.

Answer 5

Sculpture

Question 6

Probably fertility symbols or some form of primitive religious icons. They are also believed to symbolize respect for women as bearers of future offsprings.

Answer 6

Venus figures

Question 7

The most famous early image of woman found in Austria.

Answer 7

Venus of Willendorf

Question 8

The first bas-relief sculpture of a naked woman.

Answer 8

Venus of Laussel

Question 9

The earliest form of human dwellings.

Answer 9

Caves

Question 10

consisting of a single upright stone or megalith.

Answer 10

Menhir or monolith

Question 11

two or more upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab.

Answer 11

Dolmen

Question 12

one large flat stone which is supported by two or more upright stones.

Answer 12

Cromlech

Question 13

One famous cromlech. It is composed of group of stones arranged in concentric circles.

Answer 13

Stonehenge