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Art History - Paleolithic to Neolithic Art
Art History - Paleolithic to Neolithic Art
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A #arthistory quiz about the span of #history known as the #paleolithic and #neolithic periods
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Where is Skara Brae?
Isle of Man
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
2
Where were the first cave paintings discovered?
Northern France and Northern Spain
Southern France and Southern Spain
Utah
Southern France and Northern Spain
3
The most famous Megalith is called?
Harhoog
Göbekli Tepe
Clooneen Wedge Tomb
Stonehenge
4
Why would the
Woman of Willendorf
be considered attractive 25,000 years ago?
She was wealthy because she could eat
Curved were considered a sign of fertility
All of the above
She looked perpetually preganant
5
The first humans survived by...
Gathering
Stealing
Hunting
Begging
6
The stone ages were...
Long
Tough
Creative
All of the above
7
In Skara Brae, large stone boxes are theorized to have stored what?
Wheat
Kelp
Fish
Water
8
When was the second cave painting discovered, and where was it located?
1940, Lascaux, France
1897, outside of Paris, France
1927, Lyon, France
1947, Normandy, France
9
Another name for the Neolithic Period is...
The Old Stone Age
The New Stone Age
The Stone Period
The Stone Time
10
Most prehistoric sculptures were called?
Reveals
Reliefs
Statuettes
Microstatues
11
The first art galleries were...
On trees
In huts
In caves
On rocks by the ocean
12
Why were cave paintings created?
It was like some sort of voodoo to get a better hunt
To show women what a hunt looked like
To document a great hunt for future generations
To show young boys what type of strategy to use in a hunt
13
What lead to the Neolithic Period?
The earth began to warm up
Farming was created
Stone tools were improved
Permanent structures were developed
14
What happened to Art during the Neolithic Period?
Became a route to early "fame"
Soared into an advanced state
Fell into a slump
Became more developed
15
Where was the door located in a home at Çatalhöyük?
The side
The front
The roof
The alley
16
Another name for the Paleolithic Period is...
The New Stone Age
The Old Stone Age
The Stone Time
The Stone Period
17
What animals existed at the earliest part of Human existence?
Saber Tooth Cats, Bison, Horses and Deer
Horses and Deer
Woolly Mammoths, Woolly Rhinos, and Aurochs
All of the above
18
What is the weirdest thing about Stonehenge?
It is encircled by a 1000ft trench
Was made by giants, or aliens, or really determined humans
The lintels were placed 20ft high without cranes
The stones were brought from 150 miles away
19
Çatalhöyük was a settlement in modern day Turkey, and they mastered...
Basketry
Textiles
All of the above
Pottery
20
This large, 65-foot painting is called...
The Hall of Animals
The Gallery of the Hunt
The Hall of Hunting
The Hall of Bulls
21
When was the first cave painting discovered, and where was it located?
1921, Madrid, Spain
1892, Barcelona, Spain
1940, Gibraltar, Spain
1879, Altamira, Spain
22
What are the best and longest lasting examples of human art from the Neolithic Period?
Cave Paintings
Farming Ideas
Architecture
Improved stone tools
23
120,000 BCE there was a species of pre-human called...
Neandertal
Neanderthal
Those big ugly guys
Neandetal
24
This famous 25,000 year old statue is called what?
Lady of Willendorf
Carving of Willendorf
Woman of Willendorf
Venus of Willendorf
25
What are these giant stone sculptures called?
Megasculptures
Megaliths
Megareliefs
Megatrons
