Assessment-task 2 Preparation

How old is the painting

• 17,300 years ago

• 4,000 years ago

• 2000, years ago

• 45,000 years ago

The site of the painting is located, how far?

• 70km from the coast

• 17km from the coast

• 200 km from the coast

When did the painting first appear?

• The age of the dinosaur.

• During the ice age.

• Towards the end of the ice age.

How large is the image?

• 1 meter

• 2 meters

• 30cm

What is the image made from?

• pens

• ochre

  (Earth pigment)

• Paint

The Gwion Gwion is how old

• 12,000 years old

• 2,000 years old

• 17,200 years old

What is the image of

• people in elaborate clothes

• Kangaroo

• hunting animals

Each is a description of the two paintings.

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Kangaroo

,

(b) Gwion Art

• ceremonial depiction

• Red Ochre and dark colours

• faded

• dancing poses

• detail

• accurate picture

• increase in colour

• 12,000 years

• geometric shape

• 17,500 years

• tassles and headdress

• animal depiction

• Action poses