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prehistoric
before written history
cave drawings
one of the earliest examples of prehistoric art
paleolithic period
what period were cave drawings made in
stone tools
what tools did paleolithic people use to create cave drawings?
animals
most popular subject of cave drawings
ritualistic ceremonies
what were the cave drawings used for?
megaliths
huge stone structures
stonehenge
most famous example of megaliths
burial ground & observatory
what were some of the uses of stonehenge?
world heritage site
what was the stongehenge declared as by the unesco?
angono rizal
where was the artifact angono petroglyphs discovered?
angono petroglyphs
one of the oldest artifacts in the philippines that was made during neolithic/new stone age
127 stylized depictions of humans and animals
what kind of stone carvings did the angono petroglyphs have?
natural cultural treasure
what was the angono petroglyph declared as by unesco?
egypt, india, china
what countries were mesopotamian citizens found in?
they were near bodies of water, ruled by a monarch, believed in a nature-based religion, and developed impressive artworks
what similarities did the early civilizations have?
sumerians
one of the most dominant groups found in mesopotamia
cuneiform
writing system of the sumerians
ziggurats
what do you call the megaliths that the sumerians built?
ziggurats
structures used as temples to honor different gods
pharaoh
lead ancient egyptians and were believed to be and treated like gods
pyramids
these were used as tombs for pharaohs
food, pieces of jewelery, and other luxuries
what can you find in a pyramid?
great pyramid of giza
largest pyramid
pyramid of khufu / pyramid of cheops
what was the great pyramid of giza also known as?
chamber
where in the pyramid is the pharaoh’s body kept?
polished white limestones
what were pyramids covered with before?
mummification
bodies were preserved through?
sarcophagus
name of the coffin that the mummified body was placed in
life of the pharaoh and stories of the gods & goddesses
what was illustrated in the comic strips inside the interiors of temples & pyramids?
they had to draw the whole human body and used scale to signify importance
what rules did ancient egyptian artists have to follow?
hieroglyphs
writing system of the ancient egyptians
logography
writing system that uses characters that represent words or phrases, and alphabetic, which is a writing system composed of a set of letters
egyptian sculpture
used to safeguard the pharaoh’s body after death
great sphinx
one of the best-known examples of egyptian sculpture
sphinx
mythical creature that has the head of a man and the body of a lion
in giza near the great pyramid
where is the monument of the sphinx found?
limestone
what is the great sphinx carved from?
pharaoh khafra
who does the face of the sphinx represent?
to honor the pharaoh khafra as well as the sun god horus
what was the purpose of the great sphinx?
alexander the great’s conquest
one of the contributing factors of the demise of egyptian civilization
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