Exam 1: Prehistoric Art in Europ

__________________ is the most accurate way of dating objects from the past.

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

Stonehenge was created in __________ phases of construction and activity, starting in 3000 BCE during the Neolithic Period and stretching over a millennium and a half into the Bronze Age.

Most Neolithic architecture in Germany and central Europe consisted of wood posts supporting a central beam or __________.

Discuss the integration of prehistoric art and architecture using specific examples.

Handprints at the cave at Pech-Merle were probably created using what technique?

The animals at Lascaux are painted in a system known as _____________, which shows horns, eyes, and hoofs from the front, while heads and bodies are rendered in profile.

In approximately __________ BCE, prehistoric humans began firing clay in the form of vessels.

How does the author make the distinction between shelter and architecture?

Even simple prehistoric shelters are considered architecture because they required _______________.

The period that followed the debut of metalworking is generally known as the __________ Age.

Which material's properties is most suitable for weapons and tools?

Prehistoric people often coated their floors with powdered __________.

Upper Paleolithic inhabitants of Russia and Ukraine built houses using _____________.

Bronze is an alloy of __________ and __________.

The cave of Lascaux is in the country of __________.

Discuss issues of restoration and authenticity in terms of prehistoric art and artifacts. How have ideas about these issues changed over recent years?

The Woman from Brassempouy captures the essence of a head, also called the __________ __________.

Archaeologists link the emergence of image making to the arrival of __________.

The earliest use of metal objects was as _________________.