Vocab 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Several large stones capped with a covering slab

A

Dolmen

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2
Q

Most recent Paleolithic paintings

A

Vallon-Pont-d’Arc

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3
Q

Circle of monoliths

A

Cromlech

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4
Q

Bovine skulls

A

Bucrania

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5
Q

Stone marking summer solstice

A

Heel Stone

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6
Q

Ancient city in Anatolia, Turkey

A

Catal Huyuk

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7
Q

Neolithic monument thought to have has an astronomical purpose

A

Stonehenge

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8
Q

A pair of monoliths topped with a lintel

A

Trilithon

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9
Q

Site of first fortified town

A

Jericho

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10
Q

Culture that created giant stone monuments

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Megalithic

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11
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Middle Stone Age,c. 7000 B.C.E in Europe

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Mesolithic

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12
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New Stone Age 8000 b.c in East, 4000 b.c in Europe

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Neolithic

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13
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Stone Age, 30,000-10,000 B.C

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Paleolithic

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14
Q

Element used in dating organic material

A

Carbon 14

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15
Q

Used by Paleolithic painters to represent a more comprehensive view of an animal

A

Twisted Perspective

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16
Q

Cave with Paleolithic paintings

A

Lascaux

17
Q

Small figure from the Paleolithic

A

Venus of Willendorf

18
Q

A beam used to span an opening

A

Lintel

19
Q

A Paleolithic cave relief

A

Venus of Laussel

20
Q

Prehistoric monoliths standing single or with others in rows or circles

A

Menhir