The Camelid Sacrum in the shape of a canine is a good example of

the ability to use an existing form to make a new sculpture

A convention of representation in which part of a figure is shown in profile and another part is shown frontally

Twisted perspective/Composite view

a large, single block or piece of stone used in large, stone structures

The decorations on the body of Running horned woman are interpreted as

special markings applied for ritual, rite, or ceremony

The name of the piece below is

Camelid Sacrum in the shape of a canine

a vertical slab commemorating something

having characteristics of the human form, although the form is not human

to cut into a surface with a sharp instrument; also, a method of decoration

when one image is placed over another, not necessarily at the same time

a Neolithic monument, characterized by a circular ground plan of stone

Stonehenge's possible function:

to be an awesome calendar, ceremonies for burial and death, solar observatory with a telescope stand

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1
The name of this piece is called
Terra cotta fragment
The Ambum Stone
Running Horned Woman
Stonehenge
2
The name of this piece is called
Terra cotta fragment
The Ambum Stone
Stonehenge
Apollo 11 stone
3
The Camelid Sacrum in the shape of a canine is a good example of
Neolithic European sculpture
advanced stonecutting techniques
ritual animal sacrifice
the ability to use an existing form to make a new sculpture
4
The Tlatilco female figurine is made of
ceramic
jade
stone
wood
5
Prehistoric means
Before written records
Before art
Before Homo Sapiens
Before farming
6
The name of this piece is called
Jade cong
The Ambum Stone
Tlatilco female figurine
Stonehenge
7
Evidence shows that prehistoric people were aware of
The Earth being spherical
How to use aqueducts
Global Warming
Astronomical cycles
8
Portraying things from real life, but not naturalistically
Mortise and tenon
Lintel
Stylization
A view of an object or person from the side
9
The name of this piece is called
Stonehenge
Terra cotta fragment
Apollo 11 stone
The Ambum Stone
10
Found in Tequixquiac, central Mexico
Terra Cotta Fragment
Apollo 11 stones
Camelid Sacrum
Stonehenge
11
The name of this piece is called
Tlatilco female figurine
Terra cotta fragment
The Ambum Stone
Apollo 11 stone
12
A convention of representation in which part of a figure is shown in profile and another part is shown frontally
Anthropomorphic
Incise
Twisted perspective/Composite view
Figurative
13
Megalith:
clearly derived from real objects or sources
cylindrical earthenware pot
faithfulness to how things truly appear in nature
a large, single block or piece of stone used in large, stone structures
14
The decorations on the body of Running horned woman are interpreted as
an every day look for the neolithic woman
how a woman would dress for a date
decorations put on a body before burial
special markings applied for ritual, rite, or ceremony
15
The name of the piece below is
The Ambum Stone
Apollo 11 stone
Terra cotta fragment
Camelid Sacrum in the shape of a canine
16
The approximate date that the Great Hall of the Bulls in the Lascaux caves was painted is
2000-1000 B.C.E.
30,000 B.C.E.
15,000-13,000 B.C.E.
1000-2000 C.E.
17
A stele is
a rock painting
a vertical slab commemorating something
a type of portrait
a sundial
18
Found in Lascaux, France
Great Hall of the Bulls
Terra cotta
Camelid
Stonehenge
19
Found in Liangzhu, China
Camelid
Terra Cotta Fragment
Apollo 11 Stones
Jade Cong
20
A view of an object or person from the side:
Composite
Profile
Lintel
Naturalism
21
Anthropomorphic:
having characteristics of the human form, although the form is not human
a view of an object or person from the side
when one painting is painted over another, not necessarily at the same time
a tall, upright stone erected in prehistoric times
22
The name of this piece is
Tlatilco female figurine
The Ambum Stone
Apollo 11 stone
Terra cotta fragment
23
Incise:
horizontal line at eye level that determines ground space where figures are
upright stone slab, often to mark a grave or site
a composite view
to cut into a surface with a sharp instrument; also, a method of decoration
24
Superimposed art:
when one image is placed over another, not necessarily at the same time
attempting to portray objects from everyday life as they are
clearly derived from real objects or sources
a large, single block or piece of stone used in large, stone structures
25
The name of this piece is
Jade cong
Beaker with Ibex motifs
Terra cotta fragment
Tlatilco female figurine
26
Vessels like Beaker with ibex motifs were found
under a temple in Namibia
under ancient dwelling sites
in the Lascaux caves
buried in cemeteries
27
Architecture in which two or more vertical elements support and are capped by a horizontal element
profile
henge
mortise and tenon
post and lintel
28
This cuddly stone creature is known as
The Ambum Stone
Tlatilco female figurine
Terra cotta fragment
Apollo 11 stone
29
The medium of the Apollo 11 Stones is
painted terra cotta
ceramic
charcoal on stone
sandstone
30
The Apollo 11 Stones were found in
China
Namibia
Mexico
France
31
The name of this piece is
Jade cong
Tlatilco female figurine
Great hall of the Bulls
Terra cotta fragment
32
The Lapita people lived in
Nigeria
Polynesia/Solomon Islands
Europe/England
Papua New Guinea
33
Henge:
attempting to portray objects from everyday life as they are
a Neolithic monument, characterized by a circular ground plan of stone
architecture with two or more vertical elements
area that is void of mass
34
The rocks at Stonehenge are located in
Algeria
Papua New Guinea
England
Iran
35
On the Summer solstice at Stonehenge
the longest day of the year is celebrated
the sun shines through to the altar stone
all of the above
people gather for a huge party
36
The Beaker with Ibex Motifs was found in
Lascaux, France
Susa, Iran
Shanghai, China
central Mexico
37
Found on the Arabian Peninsula
Jade Cong
Beaker with Ibex Motifs
Anthropomorphic Stele
Stonehenge
38
a tubular object with a circular hole cut into it in the middle like a cross section
Cong
Profile
Stele
Mortise
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Attempting to portray objects from everyday life as they are
Stylized
Naturalism
Profile
Stele
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Stonehenge's possible function:
to be an awesome calendar
ceremonies for burial and death
keep for a dragon
solar observatory with a telescope stand

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