Question 1

Which of the following was created in the most realistic style?

Accepted Answer

A)   Bison, Le Tuc d'Audoubert (Fig. 1-14) 
B)   Woman from Willendorf, Austria (Fig. 1-7) 
C)   Lion-Human, Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany (Fig. 1-6) 
D)   Figures of a Woman and a Man, Cernavoda, Romania (Fig. 1-27)

Question 2

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.

Question 3

The potter's wheel developed in approximately 4000 BCE in

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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?

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1. Implied motion can be seen in many re...

Question 5

Rows of trapezoidal buildings made of wooden posts, branches, mud, and clay characterize the architectural remains at

Accepted Answer

A)   Skara Brae.
B)   Çatalhöyük.
C)   Lepenski Vir.
D)   Newgrange.

Question 6

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

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The relationship between human...

Question 7

Why is the Lascaux scene Bird-Headed Man with Bison (Fig. 1-12) unique, and what might it represent?

Accepted Answer

The painting is different styl...

Question 8

Bronze is an alloy of copper and

Accepted Answer

A)   tin.
B)   gold.
C)   terra cotta.
D)   silver. A

Question 9

Why is the Lion-Human sculpture remarkable for the Paleolithic period?

Accepted Answer

It is very large and complex. ...

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

How are the structures of megalithic architecture similar in form and function? Give examples and compare and contrast those examples.

Accepted Answer

1. Newgrange and Stonehenge are two examples of megalithic architecture.
2. Both structures have a circular shape with walkways or passageways that are tied to other sites.
3. Both structures were based on celestial observations and the movement of the seasons.
4. Newgrange incorporated the world of the underground; Stonehenge incorporated the river.

Question 12

What was encountered at Newgrange that may have induced hallucinations?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Continually rebuilt and replastered, early houses at Çatalhöyük may have functioned as

Accepted Answer

A)   grain storerooms.
B)   temples.
C)   observatories.
D)   historical markers.

Question 14

How were the beams of Stonehenge secured?

Accepted Answer

A)   mortise-and-tenon joints
B)   corbeled vault and capstone
C)   post-and-lintel construction
D)   mammoth tusks and hides

Question 15

How did the artists of Lascaux fuel the lamps that they used to see within the deep recesses of the cave?

Accepted Answer

They used animal fat, which left no soot, but would not have been as strong as a candle. The light would have flickered, creating the appearance of figural movement of animals on the walls.

Question 16

An anthropologist who studied the Altamira Cave does not believe that the animals that are depicted are dead but rather are

Accepted Answer

A)   gods.
B)   dust-wallowing.
C)   surrogates for man.
D)   disabled.

Question 17

Rather than being a product of invaders, the destruction of houses at some sites in the Neolithic period was part of

Accepted Answer

A)   the selection of a new leader.
B)   a rival family's attempt to gain property.
C)   a ritual killing of the house.
D)   ritual celebrating a birth.

Question 18

What conclusion can be made about both the Lion-Human (Fig. 1-6)  and Woman from Willendorf (Fig. 1-7) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Artists expressed imaginative themes.
B)   Celestial observations influence art.
C)   Killing a lion would incur a curse.
D)   Humans and animals were part of separate groups.

Question 19

Prehistoric people often coated their floors with powdered

Accepted Answer

A)   ash.
B)   bones.
C)   clay.
D)   ocher.

Question 20

Handprints at the cave at Pech-Merle were probably created using what technique?

Accepted Answer

A)   incising lines with a sharp stick
B)   spraying paint onto the cave wall
C)   painting the image with a brush
D)   drawing with an ocher crayon

Exam 1: Prehistoric Art

Which of the following was created in the most realistic style?

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

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The potter's wheel developed in approximately 4000 BCE in

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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?

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1. Implied motion can be seen in many re...
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Rows of trapezoidal buildings made of wooden posts, branches, mud, and clay characterize the architectural remains at

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

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The relationship between human...
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Why is the Lascaux scene Bird-Headed Man with Bison (Fig. 1-12) unique, and what might it represent?

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The painting is different styl...
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Bronze is an alloy of copper and

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Why is the Lion-Human sculpture remarkable for the Paleolithic period?

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It is very large and complex. ...
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Most Neolithic architecture in Germany and central Europe consisted of wood posts supporting a central beam or

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How are the structures of megalithic architecture similar in form and function? Give examples and compare and contrast those examples.

What was encountered at Newgrange that may have induced hallucinations?

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Continually rebuilt and replastered, early houses at Çatalhöyük may have functioned as

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How were the beams of Stonehenge secured?

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How did the artists of Lascaux fuel the lamps that they used to see within the deep recesses of the cave?

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They used animal fat, which left no soot, but would not have been as strong as a candle. The light would have flickered, creating the appearance of figural movement of animals on the walls.

An anthropologist who studied the Altamira Cave does not believe that the animals that are depicted are dead but rather are

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Rather than being a product of invaders, the destruction of houses at some sites in the Neolithic period was part of

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What conclusion can be made about both the Lion-Human (Fig. 1-6) and Woman from Willendorf (Fig. 1-7) ?

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Prehistoric people often coated their floors with powdered

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Handprints at the cave at Pech-Merle were probably created using what technique?

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Which of the following was created in the most realistic style?

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

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The potter's wheel developed in approximately 4000 BCE in

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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?

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Rows of trapezoidal buildings made of wooden posts, branches, mud, and clay characterize the architectural remains at

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

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Why is the Lascaux scene Bird-Headed Man with Bison (Fig. 1-12) unique, and what might it represent?

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Bronze is an alloy of copper and

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Why is the Lion-Human sculpture remarkable for the Paleolithic period?

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

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How are the structures of megalithic architecture similar in form and function? Give examples and compare and contrast those examples.

What was encountered at Newgrange that may have induced hallucinations?

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Continually rebuilt and replastered, early houses at Çatalhöyük may have functioned as

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How were the beams of Stonehenge secured?

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How did the artists of Lascaux fuel the lamps that they used to see within the deep recesses of the cave?

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An anthropologist who studied the Altamira Cave does not believe that the animals that are depicted are dead but rather are

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Rather than being a product of invaders, the destruction of houses at some sites in the Neolithic period was part of

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What conclusion can be made about both the Lion-Human (Fig. 1-6) and Woman from Willendorf (Fig. 1-7) ?

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Prehistoric people often coated their floors with powdered

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Handprints at the cave at Pech-Merle were probably created using what technique?

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