Chapter 8- Animals

Question 1

What is a free-moving sculptures made of balanced objects arranged on wire arms and suspended?

Accepted Answer

Mobiles

Question 2

Prehistoric hunters painted images of animals on the ceilings and walls of ? .

Accepted Answer

caves

Question 3

Why did ancient Egyptians place animal sculptures in tombs?

Accepted Answer

to frighten intruders and protect the person after death

Question 4

Scholars believe that prehistoric paintings of animals played a role in ? .

Accepted Answer

hunting rituals

Question 5

Which art form was used in many ancient Persian book illuminations?

Accepted Answer

calligraphy

Question 6

What do we call our surroundings?

Accepted Answer

environment

Question 7

Early humans made dry powdered pigments by grinding ? , soft stone, and bones.

Accepted Answer

clay

Question 8

What is the name of the historical period that occurred between 30,000 and 10,000 B.C.?

Accepted Answer

Old Stone age

Question 9

The art of working in porcelain was perfected in ? by the 1300s.

Accepted Answer

China

Question 10

This early book was used to “shed light” on the written word.

Accepted Answer

illumination

Question 11

An image used to stand for a quality or an idea.

Accepted Answer

symbol

Question 12

To the ancient Egyptians, the hippopotamus was a symbol of ? .

Accepted Answer

protection and strength

Question 13

Which artist invented a unique art form called mobiles?

Accepted Answer

Alexander Calder

Question 14

What is the term for a woven textile wall hanging with decorative designs or colorful scenes?

Accepted Answer

tapestry

Question 15

Around 1912, an Italian artist named Giacomo Balla painted images that emphasized ? .

Accepted Answer

movement

Question 16

This is a type of hand-painted book illustration usually in gold, silver, and rich colors

Accepted Answer

illumination

Question 17

What great civilizations continuous tradition of artistic achievement?

Accepted Answer

China

Question 18

What is the term for a fine-grained, high-quality type of pottery?

Accepted Answer

porcelain

Questions 18