Art History Chapter 1 Flashcards
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____ was used almost exclusively for the representation of animals in Paleolithic art.
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the profile view
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The use of ____ along with its large scale suggests that the Human with a feline head was important to its creator.
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mammoth tusk
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The emphasis on the anatomy of the Nude Woman, from Willendorf, suggests early man's interest in ____.
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health and fertility
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____ is the location of some of the oldest and most well known cave paintings.
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France
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One of the most famous Paleolithic cave paintings, the Hall of the Bulls, was discovered in ____.
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The Lascaux caves
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One of the suggested purposes for Paleolithic cave paintings is thought to have been:
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insurance for the survival of the herd
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The Rhinoceros, Wounded Man and Disemboweled bison is unique in Paleolithic art in the presence of a(n) ____.
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male figure
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Of the following ____ is one of the primary characteristics of Neolithic society.
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domestication of animals
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By 8000 BCE, Jericho had undergone spectacular development as its wealth grew. Which argument appears most valid for the fortification of Jericho?
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It provided protection from marauding nomads
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One of the earliest fortified cities in the Neolithic period was ____.
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Jericho
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Whatever their purpose, one of the most outstanding differences between Neolithic figures, such as the human figure from Ain Ghazal and Paleolithic statues is ____.
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its large scale and sophisticated technique
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What is bitumen?
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a tar-like substance
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In style and concept the mural of the Deer Hunt from Çatal Höyük is a world apart from the wall paintings of the Paleolithic period. Which of the following statements best supports this assertion?
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the regular appearance of the human figure and the coherent groupings
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The regular appearance of ____ distinguishes paintings produced in the Neolithic period from those in the Paleolithic period.
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human figures
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Monuments from the Neolithic period in Western Europe, such as Stonehenge, are characterized by ____.
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Megalithic architecture
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A henge or ____ was a type of megalithic monument found almost exclusively in Britain.
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an arrangement of megalithic stones in a circle
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What is a megalith?
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It is a great stone
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In the Neolithic period, agriculture and raising stock became humankind's major food sources. Which area transitioned to these activities first?
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Ancient Near East
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What is a composite view of human representation?
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several views sectioned together
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Venus of Willendorf
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Upper Paleolithic
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Stone Age people were the first to forge links between religion and life, life and art, and art and religion. In all probability Stone Age artists created art as a concern for survival, self-identity, a type of religious manifestation, and as a way of coping with these concerns.
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True
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In Paleolithic paintings, representations of human hands are:
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unusual
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Catal Hoyuk was one of the first experiements in:
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urban living
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Which of the following best describes the "Venus" of Willendorf?
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It is a small Paleolithic figure of a woman.
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Paleolithic artists often used a technique called___________ to depict the horns of animals.
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twisted perspective
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Stonehenge dates from the ______________period.
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Neolithic
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Paleolithic paintings of animals usually have been found__________________.
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deep in caves that showed no signs of domestic habitation
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Some believe that the Neolithic Period _____________________was built as a temple, while others believe that the circles and trilithons probably functioned as an observatory and solar calendar.
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Stonehenge
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When each row of blocks or stones projects past the one below until they come together to form a roof it is called:
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corbeling.
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At Skara Brae, the post and lintel is used to construct:
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shelves and beds
