Prehistoric Art Flashcards
Started the first day of 400 BCE and ended the last day of 301 BCE
4th century BCE
Paleolithic
Old Stone Age
Neolithic
New Stone Age
Mesolithic
Middle Stone Age
A natural earth pigment known as ___________, ranges in color from deep orange or brown and was used by paleolithic man to create wall paintings.
Ochre
During the Paleolithic Period, humans subsisted on hunting and gathering as life was predominantly nomadic.
True
What are some of the primary characteristics of the Upper Paleolithic Period?
-There are high concentrations of animal motifs and representation in the subject matter.
-Man-made objects had talismanic power.
-Women were common subjects in the known objects from the period.
-Naturalism of the animal subjects was juxtaposed with abstraction.
A type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or “table”
Dolmen
Recent archaeological discoveries at Stonehenge have promoted a new understanding of the site which suggests:
Stonehenge was a burial site that served as a communal meeting place to connect with ancestors.
The use of symbols and abstract shapes often used to convey spiritual or religious beliefs. This can be seen in the use of geometric shapes and patterns in many artifacts, such as pottery, statues, tools, paintings and architecture
Neolithic Art
Paintings found on the walls of many prehistoric caves, rich in depictions of animals, human figures, and forms that are a combination of man and beast
Paleolithic Art
Cave paintings and engravings, small sculptural artifacts, and early megalithic architecture. Highly stylized pictures of humans and animals
Mesolithic Art
Stone monument consisting of two upright megaliths carrying a third as a lintel.
Trilithon
Chauvet Cave is located in __________.
southeastern France
Historians use the term BCE to mean before __________.
the common era
Megalithic tomb architecture reflects _________________ in Neolithic communities.
the importance of ritual performance
Much of what we know about prehistoric people is based on the ______________ found in archeological sites.
Artifacts, Art, Fossils
The artists of Altamira used the ____________ in the cave walls and ceilings to show the form of the animal.
irregularities
The Woman from Willendorf was created from __________.
limestone
Stonehenge was built in __________-and-__________ construction.
post; lintel
Which Neolithic site is an example of a passage grave?
Newgrange
Walls of woven branches that were covered with mud or clay, or ______ and ______ was a common building technique used in central Europe during the Neolithic period
wattle; daub.
Started the first day of 300 BCE and ended the last day of 201 BCE
3rd century BCE
started the first day of 200 BCE and ended the last day of 101 BCE
2nd century BCE
started on the first day of 100 BCE and ended on the last day of 1 BCE
1st century BCE
