Prehistoric And Near Eastern Art

Question 1

Paleolithic

Answer 1

From Greek, Paleo:old, Lithic: Stone

Humans of this period were nomadic hunter gatherers. Used stone weapons and tools, all designed to be portable objects. First sculptures and paintings occurred during this period, reflect religious rituals and nomadic lifestyle

Question 2

Neolithic

Answer 2

From Greek, Neo: new, lithic: Stone
Art produced during this period reflects the shift from paleolithic practices to that of food production and built settlements.

Question 3

Venus of Willendorf

Answer 3

C. 28000-25000 BCE, Paleolithic
Height: 4 3/8”
Small, stone object, capable of being carried while moving. Symbol of fertility, possibly as a goddess. emphasis on female sex characteristics indicative of that. Lacks a specific identity, consists organic forms.

Question 4

Bison

Answer 4

Cave painting, Altamira Cave, Spain, c. 13000-11000 BCE, Paleolithic

Question 5

Stonehenge

Answer 5

Salisbury Plain, England, c. 2550-1600 BCE, Neolithic

Question 6

Standard of Ur

Answer 6

c. 2600 BCE, Sumerian

Question 7

Stele of Naramsin

Answer 7

2254-2218 BCE, Akkadian

Question 8

Ziggurat at Ur

Answer 8

Sumer, c. 2100 BCE, Neo-Sumerian