Art History, Ch 1 – Art Before History – Flashcards
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Huge stones arranged in a circle are known as a _____.
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henge
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The Lascaux caves are located in _____.
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France
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"Bucrania" are _____.
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bovine skulls
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The Apollo 11 Cave is located in _____.
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Namibia
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Where did humankind seem to originate?
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Africa
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Altamira Cave is located in _____.
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Spain
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"Human with Feline Head" discovered in Hohlenstein-Satdel, Germany is carved from _____.
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mammoth ivory
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A peculiar feature of Catal Hoyuk was its ______.
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lack of streets
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Intensified food gathering and the taming of the dog occurred during the _____ period.
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Mesolithic
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The transitional period known as the _____ occurred when Europe became climatically, geographically and biologically much as it is today.
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Mesolithic era
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What was the environmental condition of Northern Europe around 9000 B.C.?
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melting ice
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Some scholars think the negative handprints are _____.
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signatures
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The 1880 Lisob Congress on Prehistoric Archeology dismissed the cave paintings of _____ as forgeries.
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Altamira
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Most archeologists consider Stonehenge to be an accurate _____.
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astronomical observatory
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"The Venus of Willendorf" is thought to be a _____.
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fertility figure
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The _____ is one of the earliest relief sculptures known.
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"Laussel Woman"
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Which of the following marked the beginning of monumental sculpture?
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Ain Ghazal
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The world's earliest datable painting can be found in _____.
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Chauvet
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Agriculture and stock raising became humankind's chief source of food during the _____ period.
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Neolithic
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Hacilar and Catal Hoyuk are located on the _____.
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Anatolian Plateau
