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Progress Check #1: Global Prehistory & The Pacific
Progress Check #1: Global Prehistory & The Pacific
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1
The beaker with ibex motifs is made from...
painted terra cotta
pigment on rock
unglazed porcelain
charcoal on stone
2
What were the cave paintings at Lascaux used for?
documenting mythological creatures
narratives about great tribal warriors
an early form of vandalism
shamanistic rituals involving hunting magic
3
Most of the prehistoric art objects found by researchers were discovered in burial sites.
False
True
4
Select ALL the ways prehistoric artists painted in caves
created paintbrushes from horsehair and ceramic cups to hold water
used scaffolding in the walls to reach the ceilings of the cave
used their fingers and chewed/spit out pigment to create handprints
ground up natural pigments like ochre to create different colors
5
What term describes a construction with two vertical structure and one horizontal structure across the top?
megalith
post-and-lintel
monolith
henge
6
The need to create is one of the strongest human impulses.
True
False
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The Ambum Stone may have been used as...
a handle of a pitcher
a mortar and pestle
a staff object demonstrating power
an effigy for a sacrificial ritual
8
Prehistoric artists specialized in accurate 3D shading techniques in their paintings
False
True
9
What is the FUNCTION of the Apollo 11 Stones?
part of a large religious temple
part of a cycle of shared cave paintings
a grave marker
the earliest form of portable art
10
What is the main function for Hiapo (tapa) mats?
aesthetic decoration of palaces
preparation for warfare and military
private worship of deities
observation of important rituals/events
11
Jade Cong - what do the interlocking circle and square shape symbolize?
life and death
a place to insert a dowel
heavenly and earthly realms
a dragon
12
What do the dots represent on the Running Horned Woman?
adornment or ornamentation like scarification
emphasizing 3D shapes on the body
rapid movements from dancing
geometric motifs that construct a narrative
13
The oldest "art" objects come from which continent(s)?
Asia
South America
Africa
North America
14
The shells on a Navigation Chart symbolize...
religious sites
whirlpools
islands
ancestors