ART History 201 Chapter 1

Which drawing convention for the representation of animals was used almost exclusively in Paleolithic art? 

Animals drawn in profile, all four legs showing, two horns

This human with feline (lion?) head sculpture was found in which modern-day country? 

Germany (Hohlenstein-Stadel) 

The “bird-man” painting at Lascaux is exceptional as the earliest depiction of what figure? 

A man (as opposed to a woman) 

Which is considered one of the primary advances of Neolithic society? 

Farming, agriculture, herding 

What motivated the inhabitants of Neolithic Jericho to construct fortification walls? 

Their growing wealth and protection against marauding nomads 

At which site have the remains of what appear to be the oldest stone temples been discovered? 

Gobleki Tepe

What is the almost-exclusive subject of Paleolithic paintings? 

Animals 

What is bitumen?

a tarlike substance tarlike substance 

What artistic device is used to render the figures in the deer hunt wall painting from Çatal Höyük? 

Composite view: Profile of face, front torso, profile of legs ‘Egyptian’ Style

The appearance of which subject distinguishes paintings produced in the Neolithic period from those in the Paleolithic period? 

Humans 

The Neolithic murals at Çatal Höyük demonstrate the continued importance of what activity? 

Hunting for food 

What is the primary form of monuments from the Neolithic period in northwestern Europe, such as Stonehenge? 

Megalith structures 

What type of megalithic monument is found almost exclusively in Britain? 

Henges: A type of monument where megaliths are arranged in a circle 

What statement best describes a megalith? 

A very big rock 

In which area did humans first make the transition to agriculture and raising stock? 

Anatolia and Mesopotamia 

Which form is the simplest and oldest method of spanning a passageway? 

Post and lintel: Two upright rocks with a beam laying on top of them, Almost looks like the letter T 

These spotted horses and negative handprints come from which Paleolithic cave? 

The spotted horses painting with negative handprints come from the Peche Merle cave 

On which continent was this painting discovered? 

Huh? Africa?  

Which description of the Laussel woman is the least interpretative? 

A woman holding a horn 

The fortress town at Jericho could have come into existence only because of the advanced development of which human activity? 

Agriculture 

What central concern of early humans does the emphasis on the anatomy of the Venus of Willendorf imply? 

Fertility and child birth, reproduction 

What very recent scientific discovery adds to our understanding of Stonehenge? 

It is only one part of a larger ritual context, wood stonehenge 

What best describes the material of the Ain Ghazal figures? 

Plaster, reeds, and twine 

What new feature appears in this mural painting from Çatal Höyük? 

Humans hunting together in large groups in many different poses 

What key cognitive development is signaled by Paleolithic art? 

Shifting from drawing things to recognize them to represent them 

What does the site of Skara Brae tell us regarding Neolithic civilization? 

the spread of Neolithic civilization to one of the most remote parts of Europe as early as the fourth millennium bce. 

What is a notable key feature of Paleolithic design choices? 

Settings and material determine an artworks form 

Settings and material determine an artworks form 

Silver

What is the least helpful art historical criterion for determining chronology in Paleolithic art? 

The art style of the piece 

What human concern appears for the first time in Neolithic art and culture? 

Honoring the dead 

Which of the following information about Paleolithic art is NOT provided by the extraordinary paintings from the caves at Lascaux? 

The preference of metal tools as opposed to wood tools 

What Neolithic construction has not yet been found in northern Europe? 

A settled village

Which period saw the taming of the dog? 

Mesolithic 

What is the most likely date of the fortress walls at Jericho? 

7500 BCE