rock art

Question 1

prehistoric art periods (3)

Answer 1

• paleolithic (old stone age)
• mesolithic (middle stone age)
• neolithic (new stone age)

Question 2

paleolithic people (2)

Answer 2

hunter gatherers that lived in groups of 20-30 people

Question 3

paleolithic artsists (4)

Answer 3

• used stone tools for art
• drew from memory
• artwork contained lots of energy and motion
• captured the essence of animal forms

Question 4

Venus of Wellendorf (1)

Answer 4

the ideal woman of da ice age represented beauty standards at the time sexay af

Question 5

paleolithic art materials (2)

Answer 5

stone or ivory

Question 6

meaning of prehistoric art (4)

Answer 6

has debated meaning and significance

• could be art for arts sake
• could be a form of shamanism
• could be attempt to mark seasons
• could be evidence as magical rites

Question 7

paleolithic art (4)

Answer 7

• had energy/movement
• naturalistic
• life sized
• side profile animals

Question 8

menhir (1)

Answer 8

vertical stones with relief scultures on them

Question 9

dolmen (1)

Answer 9

tombs made of stones

Question 10

cromlech (2)

Answer 10

settings for religious observances example Stonehenge

Question 11

stonehenge (3)

Answer 11

three contained circles
altar in centre
pointed towards point where sun rises on summer solstice

Question 12

what i must say the meaning of the art was in the exam (4)

Answer 12

not simply decorative
bcz the realistic animals enforced magical properties
art was in hard to reach rocations because they were not meant for people and magical
paintings may have given hunters power over animals

Question 13

how was it made (2)

Answer 13

used irregular shpaes of wall for depth
natural pigments (magnesium) so colours were all warm