Animals in earliest art

Why did early cave dwellers create pictures of the animals in their surroundings?

• They didn't mean anything to the cave dwellers, they just painted for fun.

• The animals were apart of life for the early cave dwellers.

• Because they saw the animals on television.

• So they can capture the movement of the animal walking gracefully.

What binders were mixed with the pigment to create paint for the early cave dwellers?

• Egg white

• Animal fat

• Vegetable juice

• All of the above

What clue to the environment of the hippopotamus is included in the Egyptian sculpture?

• The hippos body is decorated with the lotus plant, which grow in the marshes where they live.

• The hippos body is curved and it shows emphasis, because of its color.

• The hippos body is round and signifies that it is an organic shape.

• The hippos body is signified as a good luck charm to protect the tomb from intruders.

What types of media did the cave dwellers use to apply the paint on the cave walls?

• They used a paintbrush, marker, chalk, and oil paint to create their masterpieces.

• They only used one medium to paint on the walls and that was with a stick.

• They put the animal fat on the walls and that's how they created color.

• The early artists may have used their fingers, leaves, animal hide, or a hollow reed.

T or F: The pigment that the early artists used often came from clay.

• True

• False

What is a mascot and what does it mean?

• Mascot is an person, place, or thing.

• A mascot is a costume that brings bad luck to a sports team.

• It is an animal or person used by a group as a sign of luck.

• The term mascot comes from Rome when they went to war.

What is an environment?

• It is a surrounding.

• It is the emptiness.

• Nothingness.

• The blankness or an area.