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Global Prehistoric Time Period Flashcards

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What are the two time periods in Prehistoric art

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Paleolithic - during ice age
NeoLithic - after ice age

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What is naturalist art?

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Art with proportional / normal looking works

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What is stylistic art style?

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Stylistic art style has over exaggerated features

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Where did art begin?

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Africa

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Where are is Apollo stones located?

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Africa (in a cave)

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What time period is the Apollo Stones from?

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Paleolithic

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What is the Apollo Stones function?

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Unknown

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What is the importance of the Apollo 11 Stones?

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Oldest art in history

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What material is the Apollo 11 stones from?

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Charcoal on stone

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What was strange about the animal on the Apollo 11 stones?

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The animal body, with human like / freakish legs

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What is twisted perspective?

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Representation in which a part of the figure is shown in profile and another part of the same figure is shown frontally = composite view

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What is the location of the Running Horned Women?

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Africa in a cave

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What is the time period of the Running horned women?

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Paleolithic

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What is the medium of the Running horned women?

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Painting on a cave wall

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What is the technique used in Running horned women?

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Twisted perspective

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What is the function of the Running horned women?

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Leftovers of a ritual

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What is the location of the Beaker with Ibex Motif?

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Iran - buried in a cemetery

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What is the material used for Beaker with Ibex Motif?

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Painted Terra Cotta

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What is the function of the Beaker with Ibex Motif?

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Ceremonial

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What time period is the Anthropomorphic Stele from?

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Neolithic

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What is the location of the Anthropomorphic Stele?

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Arabian peninsula, in a tomb

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What material is the Anthropomorphic Stele made of?

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Sand stone

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What is the function of the Anthropomorphic Stele?

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Grave / ritual marker

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What is Anthropomorphic ?

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Having human form or human like attributes?

25
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Where is the Jade Chong located?

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China

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What is the is the subject of Jade Chong?

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Dual face

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What is the function of Jade Chong?

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  1. To signify high rank in burial chambers
  2. Bridge to spiritual world and physical world
28
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What does sculpture in the round mean?

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A 3d sculpture

29
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What does high or low relief sculpture mean?

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Sculpture in which the figures of forms are united with a background

30
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What time period does Venus of Willendorf come from?

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Paleolithic

31
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What material was used for Venus of Willendorf?

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Limestone

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What technique was used for Venus of Willendorf?

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Sculpture in the round

33
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Where was the Great Hall of Bulls located?

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Lacaux, France

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What time period is Great Hall of Bulls from?

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Paleolithic

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What technique was used for Great Hall of Bulls?

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Twisted perspective

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What are the 4 meanings of cave paintings?

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  1. Decoration
  2. To ensure in a good hunt
  3. To teach people what to hunt, and protect
  4. Tell a story
37
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What religion believes in the idea that forces of nature can be contacted by intermediaries?

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Shamanism

38
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What is Shaminism?

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A religion based on the idea that forces of nature can be contacted through intermediaries

39
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Why did the Neolithic era start?

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Because the ice age ended

40
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What does post and lintel mean?

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Two uprights supporting a horizontal beam

41
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What time period is the Stone Hedge from?

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Neolithic

42
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Where is the Stone Hedge located

A

England

43
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What material is used for Stone Hedge?

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Blue Stone

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What technique is used for Stone hedge?

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Post and lintel

45
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What is the function of the Stone Hedge?

A

Solar Calender

46
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Where is Tlaticlo Female Figure located?

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Mexico , in a grave

47
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What material was used for Tlaticlo Female Figure?

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Painted Ceramic

48
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What style was used for Tlaticlo Female Figure?

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Stylistic

49
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Does Tlaticlo Female Figure have duality?

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Yes, spiritual and physical

50
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Where is the Camelid Sacrum in the shape of a Canine located?

A

Mexico

51
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What material was used for Camelid Sacrum in the shape of a Canine?

A

Camelid Pelvic bone

52
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What is the function is Camelid Sacrum in the shape of a Canine?

A

Religious ritual

53
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What is the location of the ambum stone ?

A

Papua New Guinea

54
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What is the material used for The Ambum Stones.

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Grey Wacke

55
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What is the function of The Ambum Stones

A

Religious rituals
Masher / grinder

56
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What is the location of the Terra Cotta Fragment?

A

Solomon Islands

57
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What is the function of Terra Cotta Fragment?

A

Attraction

58
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What is the technique used for Terra Cotta Fragment?

A

Incivise

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