AP Art History Unit 1 Review

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The image shows all of the following characteristics EXCEPT:

• a naturalistic approach to figure
• a sense of vitality and movement
• strong outlines
• atmospheric perspective

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atmospheric perspective

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What construction method was used to build Stonehenge?

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Mortise-and-tenon construction

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Archaeological evidence indicates that the superimposed animal forms in the Great Hall of the Bulls at Lascaux represent

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different artists’ depictions over time

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The Great Hall of the Bulls in Lascaux, France, is similar to the rock painting of the running horned woman in Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria, for which reason?

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Both works were created with mineral pigments.

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In the Great Hall of the Bulls at Lascaux, what does the placement of the paintings within caves suggest?

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provide evidence of ritual activity

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Paintings such as this are commonly dated to approximately

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15,000 B.C.E.

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In the creation of Lapita pottery, why was sand mixed with clay?

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make the vessels more durable during the firing process

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Art historians have theorized that the beaker with ibex motifs was most likely made for what purpose?

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Funerary rituals because it was discovered in a grave.

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Although the cave paintings in the Great Hall of the Bulls at Lascaux were originally interpreted as depictions of hunting scenes, they have more recently been interpreted as paintings intended to: warn people about dangerous animals threatening villages, portray scenes of animal domestication, document a series of animal-based rituals, tell a mythic narrative of human origins

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document a series of animal-based rituals

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The physical properties of the Ambum Stone have led scholars to propose which theory about the work?

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It must have held special value for its owners, because creating it would have been extremely time consuming.