Question 1

What new technologies emerged in the Neolithic period,and what was the purpose and function of each?

Accepted Answer

Pottery and metallurgy were two main technologies that emerged during the Neolithic period.Both allowed for quicker production of objects.Pottery allowed for storage of materials and metal was used for decoration and,eventually,weapons.Status could be shown through these objects.

Question 2

Prehistory includes all of human existence before the development of

Accepted Answer

A)  written records. 
B)  architecture. 
C)  metal tools. 
D)  carved images. 
A)  written records. 
B)  architecture. 
C)  metal tools. 
D)  carved images. A

Question 3

What is the significance of the form and the manner in which Woman from Dolní V?stonice was created?

Accepted Answer

1.The figure represents a female without arms,feet,or a face.
2.The figure was created from soil and water and then fired in a kiln.
3.The figure was not meant to last long.The firing process was supposed to make the figure explode.
4.The destruction of the figure might have had some religious or ritual significance.

Question 4

Why does the date for the transition from the Paleolithic period to the Neolithic period vary?

Accepted Answer

The dates vary because of geog

Question 5

What events or occurrences determined the onset of a Neolithic culture?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between human

Question 6

Many early vessels of clay or metal were covered with decorative motifs.Why would early people have made the effort to decorate their functional objects? What drives people to go beyond the purely functional? Support your viewpoint with specific examples of early art.

Accepted Answer

1.Many examples of decorations on vessel

Question 7

What technique was used to create Gold-Adorned Face Mask ?

Accepted Answer

A)  corbeling 
B)  sculpture in the round 
C)  relief sculpture 
D)  composite pose 
A)  corbeling 
B)  sculpture in the round 
C)  relief sculpture 
D)  composite pose

Question 8

Why is the Lascaux scene Bird-Headed Man with Bison unique,and what might it represent?

Accepted Answer

The painting is different styl

Question 9

Scholars dismissed the sympathetic magic interpretation of cave paintings because

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A)  animal and human representations are abstract. 
B)  animals were frequently shown alongside human figures. 
C)  animals used for food were not portrayed. 
D)  animals are painted on cave ceilings. 
A)  animal and human representations are abstract. 
B)  animals were frequently shown alongside human figures. 
C)  animals used for food were not portrayed. 
D)  animals are painted on cave ceilings.

Question 10

What conclusion can archeologists make about the ancient site of Çatalhöyük?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was temporarily used as a burial ground. 
B)  It had religious and domestic functions. 
C)  The people focused on military defenses. 
D)  The settlement was built over an older Paleolithic site. 
A)  It was temporarily used as a burial ground. 
B)  It had religious and domestic functions. 
C)  The people focused on military defenses. 
D)  The settlement was built over an older Paleolithic site.

Question 11

The painting of Men Taunting a Deer(?)at Çatalhöyük may represent

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A)  a belief in sympathetic magic. 
B)  an earlier cave painting. 
C)  the hope for more animals. 
D)  a dangerous ritual or game of baiting. 
A)  a belief in sympathetic magic. 
B)  an earlier cave painting. 
C)  the hope for more animals. 
D)  a dangerous ritual or game of baiting.

Question 12

The potter's wheel developed in approximately 4000 BCE in

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A)  China. 
B)  Egypt. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  Near East. 
A)  China. 
B)  Egypt. 
C)  Japan. 
D)  Near East.

Question 13

What are the particular challenges and rewards of studying prehistoric art?

Accepted Answer

Historical records are not available,but

Question 14

What was encountered at Newgrange that may have induced hallucinations?

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A)  celestial maps 
B)  entoptic motifs 
C)  deer hunts 
D)  female figures 
A)  celestial maps 
B)  entoptic motifs 
C)  deer hunts 
D)  female figures

Question 15

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

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A)  memory image. 
B)  abstracted mind. 
C)  soul image. 
D)  mind image. 
A)  memory image. 
B)  abstracted mind. 
C)  soul image. 
D)  mind image.

Question 16

Briefly discuss the artistic decorations found in the structures of Çatalhöyük.

Accepted Answer

Painted on the walls of some houses are

Question 17

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

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A)  ridgepole. 
B)  thatch. 
C)  megalith. 
D)  capstone. 
A)  ridgepole. 
B)  thatch. 
C)  megalith. 
D)  capstone.

Question 18

Scholars see the transport of bluestones to Stonehenge from more than 150 miles away as a sign of

Accepted Answer

A)  associations with Celtic druids. 
B)  evidence of engineering technology. 
C)  connections to ancestral homelands. 
D)  ritual significance of materials. 
A)  associations with Celtic druids. 
B)  evidence of engineering technology. 
C)  connections to ancestral homelands. 
D)  ritual significance of materials.

Question 19

What formal artistic devices did the artists of the Chauvet Cave in southeastern France use to convey images of horses,mammoths,aurochs,and other animals?

Accepted Answer

1.Implied motion can be seen in many rep

Question 20

Why was the cave of Lascaux closed to the public?

Accepted Answer

The human footprints in the cave began t

Exam 1: Prehistoric Art

What new technologies emerged in the Neolithic period,and what was the purpose and function of each?

Prehistory includes all of human existence before the development of

What is the significance of the form and the manner in which Woman from Dolní V?stonice was created?

Why does the date for the transition from the Paleolithic period to the Neolithic period vary?

What events or occurrences determined the onset of a Neolithic culture?

Many early vessels of clay or metal were covered with decorative motifs.Why would early people have made the effort to decorate their functional objects? What drives people to go beyond the purely functional? Support your viewpoint with specific examples of early art.

What technique was used to create Gold-Adorned Face Mask ?

Why is the Lascaux scene Bird-Headed Man with Bison unique,and what might it represent?

Scholars dismissed the sympathetic magic interpretation of cave paintings because

What conclusion can archeologists make about the ancient site of Çatalhöyük?

The painting of Men Taunting a Deer(?)at Çatalhöyük may represent

The potter's wheel developed in approximately 4000 BCE in

What are the particular challenges and rewards of studying prehistoric art?

What was encountered at Newgrange that may have induced hallucinations?

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

Briefly discuss the artistic decorations found in the structures of Çatalhöyük.

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

Scholars see the transport of bluestones to Stonehenge from more than 150 miles away as a sign of

What formal artistic devices did the artists of the Chauvet Cave in southeastern France use to convey images of horses,mammoths,aurochs,and other animals?

Why was the cave of Lascaux closed to the public?

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