Prehistoric Art

What were the first artworks from prehistoric times?

• Leather goods
• Cave Paintings
• Stone Structures
• Rock statues

What do the cave art images tell us about the people that made them?

• They were likely hunters.

• They weren't very creative people.

• They were likely farmers.

What subject matter did the pre-historic people draw?

• Rocks
• Planets
• Weapons
• Animals

Paleolithic artists had what five main colors at their disposal?

• Red, white, blue and green
• Yellow, red, brown, black and white 
• Blue, green, purple, violet
• Red, orange, yellow and pink

What technique did early artists use to paint cave walls?

• Chewing animal fat (binder) and mixing it with crushed flowers (pigment) and blowing it onto walls

• Dipping hands in seed oil (binder) and mixing it with minerals (pigment) to finger paint on walls

• Chewing animal fat (binder) and mixing it with crushed up minerals (pigment) to blow onto walls

• Dipping hands in seed oil (binder) and mixing it with crushed flowers (pigment) and blowing it onto walls

What are the visual characteristics of Prehistoric Art? (What does it look like?)

• Natural colors; animal images; symbolic; stylized
• Bright colors; animal images; symbolic; realistic
• Natural colors; landscapes; symbolic; realistic
• Bright colors; portraits; symbolic; stylized

Which Prehistoric culture does this artwork belong to?

• Northern Europe (Spain, France)
• Aboriginal Australians
• Celts (Scotland, Ireland)
• Native Americans

For what purpose did prehistoric people make art?

• To connect with and have power over the animals they hunt

• To tell stories of their great hunts to tribesmen

• To practice art for fun

• To remember the dead animals slain in the hunt

In what century was the first cave painting discovered?

• 14th

• 16th

• 18th

• 19th

What happened to the Lascaux Cave after it was found?

• It was looted during WWII
• It was vandalized by teenagers
• Constant visitors caused the artwork to deteriorate
• It was closed and believed to be a hoax