Elements of Art

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What were the first artworks from prehistoric times?

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Cave Paintings

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What do the cave art images tell us about the people that made them?

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They were likely hunters.

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What subject matter did the pre-historic people draw? Options: Rocks, Planets, Weapons, Animals

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Animals

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Paleolithic artists had what five main colors at their disposal?

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Yellow, red, brown, black and white 

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What technique did early artists use to paint cave walls?

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Chewing animal fat (binder) and mixing it with crushed up minerals (pigment) to blow onto walls

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What are the visual characteristics of Prehistoric Art?

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Natural colors; animal images; symbolic; stylized

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Prehistoric artwork classification: Northern Europe (Spain, France), Aboriginal Australians, Celts (Scotland, Ireland), Native Americans

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Northern Europe (Spain, France)

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For what purpose did prehistoric people make art?

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To connect with and have power over the animals they hunt

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What prehistoric people made art? Options: The chieftan, Shamans, Hunters, Gatherers

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Hunters

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In what century was the first cave painting discovered?

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19th