Prehistoric Art

Question 1

Started the first day of 400 BCE and ended the last day of 301 BCE

Answer 1

4th century BCE

Question 2

Paleolithic

Answer 2

Old Stone Age

Question 3

Neolithic

Answer 3

New Stone Age

Question 4

Mesolithic

Answer 4

Middle Stone Age

Question 5

A natural earth pigment known as ___________, ranges in color from deep orange or brown and was used by paleolithic man to create wall paintings.

Answer 5

Ochre

Question 6

During the Paleolithic Period, humans subsisted on hunting and gathering as life was predominantly nomadic.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

What are some of the primary characteristics of the Upper Paleolithic Period?

Answer 7

-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.

Question 8

A type of single-chamber megalithic tomb, usually consisting of two or more upright megaliths supporting a large flat horizontal capstone or “table”

Answer 8

Dolmen

Question 9

Recent archaeological discoveries at Stonehenge have promoted a new understanding of the site which suggests:

Answer 9

Stonehenge was a burial site that served as a communal meeting place to connect with ancestors.

Question 10

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

Answer 10

Neolithic Art

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Paleolithic Art

Question 12

Cave paintings and engravings, small sculptural artifacts, and early megalithic architecture. Highly stylized pictures of humans and animals

Answer 12

Mesolithic Art

Question 13

Stone monument consisting of two upright megaliths carrying a third as a lintel.

Answer 13

Trilithon

Question 14

Chauvet Cave is located in __________.

Answer 14

southeastern France

Question 15

Historians use the term BCE to mean before __________.

Answer 15

the common era

Question 16

Megalithic tomb architecture reflects _________________ in Neolithic communities.

Answer 16

the importance of ritual performance

Question 17

Much of what we know about prehistoric people is based on the ______________ found in archeological sites.

Answer 17

Artifacts, Art, Fossils

Question 18

The artists of Altamira used the ____________ in the cave walls and ceilings to show the form of the animal.

Answer 18

irregularities

Question 19

The Woman from Willendorf was created from __________.

Answer 19

limestone

Question 20

Stonehenge was built in __________-and-__________ construction.

Answer 20

post; lintel

Question 21

Which Neolithic site is an example of a passage grave?

Answer 21

Newgrange

Question 22

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

Answer 22

wattle; daub.

Question 23

Started the first day of 300 BCE and ended the last day of 201 BCE

Answer 23

3rd century BCE

Question 24

started the first day of 200 BCE and ended the last day of 101 BCE

Answer 24

2nd century BCE

Question 25

started on the first day of 100 BCE and ended on the last day of 1 BCE

Answer 25

1st century BCE