Unit 1 - Global Prehistory, 30,000–500 BCE

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Prehistoric art

art created by humans before the invention of writing

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Three factors for contextualizing prehistoric art

Cultural context, historical context, and environmental context

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Cultural context

includes the beliefs, values, and practices of the people who created the art

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Historical context

includes the events and circumstances that were happening at the time the art was created.

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Environmental context

includes the physical surroundings and natural resources available to the people who created the art.

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______ used to create tools, weapons, and decorative objects in prehistoric art

Bone

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________ used to create small sculptures and decorative objects in prehistoric art.

Ivory

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Engraving

Engraving involves cutting or scratching a design into a surface

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Modeling

Modeling involves shaping a material such as clay or wax into a three-dimensional form.

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Relief

A sculptural technique where the sculpted elements remain attached to a solid background

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Shamanism Theory

  • Shamans or religious leaders created prehistoric art to communicate with the spirit world.

  • They used the art as a tool for religious and spiritual practices.

  • The images depicted in the art were believed to have magical powers that could help the shamans in their rituals.

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______ involves creating a pattern of small dots to create shading or texture

Stippling

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Incision

involves cutting or carving a design into a surface

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________ involves creating a pattern of parallel lines to create shading or texture

Hatching

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Sympathetic Magic Theory

  • Prehistoric art was created to control the environment.

  • The images depicted in the art were believed to have the power to control the animals and the environment.

  • For example, the images of animals were believed to attract the animals for hunting.

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Narrative theory

  • Prehistoric art was created to tell stories.

  • The images depicted in the art were used to tell stories of hunting, battles, and other important events.

  • The art was used as a form of communication to pass on information from one generation to another.

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<p>Which prehistoric artwork is this?</p>

Which prehistoric artwork is this?

Camelid sculpture in the shape of a canine

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Sacrum

Triangular bone at the base of a spine.

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Stele

upright stone slab used to mark a grave or a site

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<p>Which prehistoric artwork is this?</p>

Which prehistoric artwork is this?

Anthropomorphic Stele

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Anthropomorphic

having characteristics of the human form, although the form itself is not human.

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Function of steles

Religious or burial purpose, perhaps as a grave marker.

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Cong

tubular object with a circular hole cut into a square-like cross-section

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<p>Which prehistoric artwork is this?</p>

Which prehistoric artwork is this?

Jade Cong

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What virtues did the Chinese link Jade to?

Durability, subtlety, and beauty.

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How could the designs on the Jade Cong be made?

By rubbing sand.

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Which era was the Jade Cong made in?

Neothilic

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<p>What prehistoric artwork is this?</p>

What prehistoric artwork is this?

The Ambum Stone

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What is the Ambum Stone made of?

Graywacke

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<p>Which prehistoric artwork is this?</p>

Which prehistoric artwork is this?

Tlatilco Female Figure

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<p>Which prehistoric artwork is this?</p>

Which prehistoric artwork is this?

Terracotta Fragment

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<p>Which prehistoric artwork is this?</p>

Which prehistoric artwork is this?

Apollo 11 Stones

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<p>Which prehistoric artwork is this?</p>

Which prehistoric artwork is this?

Great Hall of the Bulls

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<p>Which prehistoric artwork is this?</p>

Which prehistoric artwork is this?

Running Horned Woman

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<p>Which prehistoric artwork is this?</p>

Which prehistoric artwork is this?

Stonehenge

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<p>Which prehistoric artwork is this?</p>

Which prehistoric artwork is this?

Beaker with Ibex Motifs

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Where was the Camelid Sacrum in the shape of a canine found?

Central Mexico

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Where was the Anthropomorphic Stele found?

Arabian Peninsula

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Where was the Jade Cong found?

Liangzhu, China

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Where was the Ambum Stone found?

Ambum Valley, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea

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Where was the Tlatilco Female Figurine found?

Central Mexico

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Where was the terracotta fragment found?

Lapita, Reef Islands, Solomon Islands

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Where was the Great Hall of the Bulls found?

Lascaux, France

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Where was the Running Horned Woman found?

Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria

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Where was the Beaker with Ibex Motifs found?

Louvre, Paris

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Where was the Stonehenge found?

Wiltshire, United Kingdom

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What is the Stonehenge made of?

Sandstone

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What is the Beaker with ibex motifs made of ?

painted terracotta

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Stylized

a schematic, nonrealistic manner of representing the visible world and its contents, abstracted from the way that they appear in nature

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What natural products are used to make paint?

charcoal, iron ore, plant

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What is a mortise and tenon?

a groove cut into stone or wood, called a mortise, that is shaped to receive a tenon, or projection, of the same dimensions

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Where was the beaker with Ibex motifs made?

Susa, Iran

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Shamanism

a religion based on the idea that the forces of nature can be contacted by intermediaries, called shamans, who go into a trance-like state to reach another state of consciousness.

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What are the Apollo Stones named after?

Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, the year the cave was discovered.

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Where were the Apollo 11 stones found?

Wonderwerk Cave in Namibia

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The old stone age is also called _______

Paleolithic Age

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The new stone age is also called as _____

Neolithic Era

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Who are Aubrey Holes named after?

John Aubrey

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Megaliths

Stone of great size used in the construction of a prehistorical structure

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Lintel

Horizontal beam over an opening.

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_____ culture of Solomon islands is known for its pottery.

Lapita

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_______ has one of oldest human faces in Oceanic art

Terracotta fragment

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What does the sacrum bone symbolize?

the soul

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