Prehistoric Art

What are the three periods of prehistoric human development?

• Paleolithic

• Neolithic

• Cavelithic

• Mesolithic

• Neanderlithic

What does prehistoric art tell us about prehistoric people?

• their social systems

• their spiritual beliefs

• what happened long ago

• all of the answers

• none of the answers

Which materials did prehistoric people use to create pigments?

• clay
• charcoal
• wood

• chalk

• leaves

Which tools did prehistoric people use to paint the cave walls?

• chewed sticks

• bottles of spray paint

• hollowed out bones

• sponges

What did prehistoric people paint on the walls of the Lascaux caves in France?

• human figures

• skyscrapers

• animals once native to the region

• landscapes

• abstract signs

Which materials did prehistoric people use to create sculptures?

• plastic

• ivory

• stone

• concrete

• bone

The exaggerated female form in prehistoric sculptures may have represented a desire to become _____.

• hungry

• happy

• pregnant

• popular

A possible purpose of the Neolithic Plastered Skull was to _____ the dead.

• annoy

• remember

• haunt

• make fun of

A group of stones consisting of a large horizontal stone resting on top of two vertical stones is called a _____.

• cromlech

• lintel

• solstice

• trilithon

________ can be described as a cromlech, a structure made of large, upright stones arranged in a circular pattern.

• Stonehaven

• Stone Circle

• Stonehenge

• Ring of Stone