Prehistoric Art

Question 1

Humans first begin to make images by drawing on cave walls and creating small sculptures

Answer 1

The Paleolithic period

Question 2

Approximately when was creative explosion

Answer 2

35,000 years ago

Question 3

the earliest cave paintings were about what

Answer 3

Animals

Question 4

Human hands are a common subject matter for the earliest cave paintings

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Human faces are a common subject matter for the earliest cave paintings

Answer 5

False

Question 6

Which discovery made in 1879 by amateur archaeologist Marcelino sanz de santuola and his daughter Maria had an influence on artist living at the time such as Picasso

Answer 6

Paintings in a cave in Altamira Spain

Question 7

The cave paintings found in Chauvet cave in France were thought to be about

Answer 7

30,000 years ago

Question 8

Pigments used to create cave paintings include charcoal and

Answer 8

Red and yellow orchre

Question 9

Small statues from the Paleolithic era found throughout Europe and Asia are known as what

Answer 9

Venus figurines

Question 10

How old is the Venus figurine

Answer 10

25,000 years old

Question 11

The statue was found in present day

Answer 11

Austria

Question 12

When was the Altamira cave in Spain made

Answer 12

18,500 years ago

Question 13

Venus of willendorf was made

Answer 13

25,000 years ago