2023 Fall Semester Exam Review Game

In the Great Hall of the Bulls at Lascaux, the placement of the paintings within caves has led scholars to suggest that the paintings

• mark the graves of individuals

• provide evidence of ritual activity

• decorated the living spaces of Paleolithic rulers

• served as a backdrop for large community feasts

Stonehenge was initially created by a Neolithic culture that can best be described as

• a society of loosely connected groups of migratory hunter-gatherers

• a society of early farmers who lived in nearby agricultural settlements

• an urbanized society concentrated in fortified towns along an important trade route

• a stratified society arranged around administrative centers inhabited by the elite

The work shown can be identified as the

• camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine from central Mexico, created 14,000–7000 B.C.E.

• anthropomorphic stele from the Arabian Peninsula, created in the fourth millennium B.C.E.

• Ambum Stone from Papua New Guinea, created c. 1500 B.C.E.

• Tlatilco female figurine from central Mexico, created 1200–900 B.C.E.

The form of the animal is represented using which of the following techniques?

• Composite pose to show the figure from multiple angles

• Profile so that distinctive aspects of the animal are clearly recognizable

• Foreshortening to create the illusion that the animal is in motion

• Overlapping extremities that convey a sense of spatial depth

The basic form of the camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine from prehistoric Mexico was most likely determined by the

• natural shape of the animal bone into which it was carved

• sacred status given to canine animals in ancient Mesoamerica

• desired function of the object as a ceremonial headdress

• influence of imagery found in other examples of ancient Mesoamerican art

Artisits working on prehistoric caves used all of the following tools to create their images EXCEPT

• scaffolds to reach high areas in a cave

• paints made from ocher and natural materials

• brushes made from human hair

• flat stones used as palettes

Stylized animal forms appear in all the following EXCEPT

• terra-cotta fragment, Lapita, Solomon Islands

• Apollo 11 Stones

• The Ambum Stone

• camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine

The laws expressed on the Code of Hammurabi can be summarized as

• forgiveness is the highest form of justice

• the only way to deter crime is to use the death penalty

• justice depends on your ability to pay

• The punishment reflects the crime

What was the main subject matter the pre-historic people drew on cave walls?

• Rocks

• Planets

• Weapons

• Animals

Why is prehistoric art considered the beginning of an intellectual revolution for early humans?

• It came before written language so it is the first record of communication.

• Because it depicts the ways in which early humans related to the world around them.

• Because the art gave prehistoric people something to write about.

• Because it depicts the development of early human cultures.