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Material Type: Exam; Class: Art; Subject: Art; University: Southside Virginia Community College; Term: Forever 1989;
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Identify the location of the cave at Pech-Merle (1-1). Your Answer: France
The earliest works of art belong to the _______ period. Your Answer: Paleolithic
Define sculpture in the round. Your Answer: three-dimensional sculpture free of any background or block
Define memory image. Your Answer: generalized images that remain in our memory
Ceramics may defined as_______.
Your Answer: wares of baked clay
Identify which of the following statements about the houses at Skara Brae (1-14) is true. Your Answer: The houses had “built-in” furniture.
Define abstraction or stylization. Your Answer: a manner of representation that does not conform to naturalistic appearances
Why is the Lion-Human statue (1-2) “puzzling”? Your Answer: The figure is imaginary.
The oldest examples of rock art come from _________. Your Answer: Western Europe
Our hunter-gatherer ancestors in the Upper Paleolithic period lived in _________ groups. Your Answer: small nomadic
Stonehenge (1-16) dates to the ________ period. Your Answer: Neolithic
Although the exact function of cave paintings (1-1) is not known, it is fairly certain that they were not used to _______. Your Answer: create aesthetic spaces within the cave
The naming of an object can influence how we ________ an object. Your Answer: view and think about
The most well-known cave paintings come from _________, in southern France.
Your Answer: Lascaux
A ______ is an artificial grassy hill. Your Answer: cairn
“Art-for-art’s sake” refers to _______. Your Answer: creating works for the love of beauty
Paleolithic sculptures depicted _________ more often than other subjects. Your Answer: women
The role of the altar stone at Stonehenge (1-16) is ________. Your Answer: unknown
Your Answer: ivory
In Ukraine, ___________ were used in the construction of Paleolithic huts (1-5). Your Answer: woolly mammoths
Which of the following is the earliest period? Your Answer: Lower Paleolithic
In which of the following ways are the Lion-Human (1-2) and the Woman from Willendorf (1-4) similar? Your Answer: Both are sculptures in the round.
Paleolithic cave paintings are characterized by _______. Your images of animals
Answer:
In comparing the Woman from Brassempouy (1-3) to the Woman from Willendorf (1-4), the function of both is most probably ___________. Your Answer: a fertility object
In comparison to the Paleolithic Hall of Bulls (1-7), the Neolithic People and Animals (1-11) from Cogul shows __________. Your Answer: multiple human figures engaged in scenes from daily life
The earliest cave paintings at Altamira date to the ___________ period. Your Answer: Paleolithic
The largest mammoth bone house from Ukraine contained several _______, suggesting the importance of this feature in the winter months (1-5). Your hearths
Correct Answer: The Neolithic scene shows human figures and scenes from daily life. See pages 28 and 30 in your book.
Although the exact ritual purpose of Newgrange (1-15) is not known, it is probably associated with _________. Your Answer: solar symbolism
Megalithic architecture refers to _________ structures. Your Answer: large stone
Woman and Man (1-12) from Cernavoda, Romania, was found in a ________. Your tomb
Answer:
The cave paintings at Altamira were originally considered a _____________. Your Answer: hoax
Footprints found in the clay floor of the cave where the Bison (1-10) is located suggest _______. Your Answer: group rites took place there
Recent excavations at Stonehenge (1-16) suggest that it might have been an important _________. Your Answer: healing center
A course is a(n) _________ of flat stones. Your Answer: layer
