Section 4 - Cave Painting of Animals

This painting, found at Lascaux, was created more than 17,000 years ago. It shows many prehistoric animals, such as...

• Charmander.

• fish, sharks, and jellyfish.

• ants, bees, and spiders.

• bulls, elk, and horses.

According to the text: "Scientists have many ideas about why animal paintings were created, such as..."

• that the artists were trying to capture the “magical powers” of certain animals.

• the artists were trying to show how tasty the animals are.

• the artists were trying to show how dangerous the animals are.

• the artists were trying to show how they would hunt animals.

According to the text: "Another theory is that the painters believed..."

• in the metaverse.

• in the Pokémon gods.

• in the spirit world and were creating art to honor or influence their gods.

• in the physical world.

According to paragraph two: "The painters used the cave's uneven walls as part of their..."

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According to paragraph 3: "Some scientists speculate that caves were places of..."

• warfare where warriors fought to the death.

• worship and that paintings were used in rituals or ceremonies.

• cooking were early humans made tasty meals like BBQ.

• singing and dancing.