WorksheetsAPAH_Prehistory
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Context of this piece?
a)
Oldest known work of art
b)
A profile of a large cat, or an animal human hybrid
c)
Charcoal on Stone
d)
Discovered on the Celebration of Apollo
2.
Content?
a)
Evidence of scaffolding found in Caves in France
b)
Charcoal and ocher on stone
c)
Wild bulls, horses, deer
d)
twisted perspective
3.
Form?
a)
Camelid- an extinct camel like animal
b)
Sacrum is the bone located at the base of the spine
c)
bone has been worked to recreate the skull of a dog
d)
The Sacrum serves as the second skull
4.
Function?
a)
Calendar
b)
gateway to the underworld
c)
landing site for ancient aliens
d)
site of ritual sacrifice
5.
Content?
a)
Lapita culture known for its pottery
b)
one of the oldest human faces in Oceanic art
c)
dots, circles and hatching, outlined forms, including a human face
d)
used a comb like tool to stamp designs into clay
6.
Form?
a)
Tlatilco is noted for its pottery
b)
flipper like arms, huge thighs, pronounced hips, pinched waists, unclothed except for jewelry, unique hairstyles
c)
shows dualism found that is found in later Mesoamerican cultures
d)
bifurcated female
7.
Context?
a)
Thin walled vessel thrown on a potter's wheel
b)
Found near burial site, but not with human remains
c)
Clan symbol inside horns
d)
Oversized horn, abstracted/stylized motif
8.
Function?
a)
At one time the desert was a grassland; climate changes turned it into a desert
b)
More than 15,000 drawings and engravings found at the site
c)
Exhibits a composite view of the body
d)
Indicates a divine figure who brings the rain
9.
Content?
a)
Anthropomorphic: resembling a human form, but is not human
b)
religious or burial significance
c)
found in an area with extensive trade routes
d)
belted robe from which hangs a double bladed knife or sword
10.
Form?
a)
Four corners usually carry mask-like images with pronounced eyes and fangs
b)
Jade found in tombs; interred with the dead in elaborate rituals
c)
Placed around bodies- some purposefully broken/burned.
d)
Later Chinese linked Jade with virtues- durability, beauty, subtlety
11.
Function?
a)
Depicts an Anteater embryo in fetal position
b)
May have been a pestle
c)
Anteaters thought of as significant because of fat deposits
d)
maybe depicts a masked human
12.
How old?
a)
20-25k
b)
100k
c)
5-8k
d)
1-3k
13.
On which Continent was it found?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Asia
14.
date?
a)
20k BC
b)
14k-7k BC
c)
1k-5K BC
d)
500BC
15.
Continent?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
South America
16.
What is the significance of the material used for the carving?
a)
It was a status symbol, showing rank or power
b)
it was a "god-like" material reflecting immortality
c)
the material used reflects the color of earth and nature
d)
the material was found in abundance with no significance at all
17.
What type of pottery (culture) is displayed in the image?
a)
Lapita
b)
Mariana
c)
Aukland
d)
Somoan
18.
Location found?
a)
Solomon Islands
b)
Mesoamerica
c)
Namibia, Africa
d)
China
19.
Which continent was it found?
a)
Africa
b)
Europe
c)
South America
d)
Asia
20.
Artistic significance?
a)
oldest example of figurative drawing
b)
oldest artwork, period
c)
oldest example of use of charcoal
d)
oldest form of human records
21.
How old?
a)
20-25k
b)
100k
c)
5-8k
d)
1-3k
22.
Title?
a)
Apollo 11 Stones
b)
Camelid Sacrum
c)
Jade Cong
d)
Terra Cotta Fragment
23.
On which Continent was it found?
a)
Africa
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Asia
24.
date?
a)
20k BC
b)
14k-7k BC
c)
1k-5K BC
d)
500BC
25.
what significance does the bone used for the carving represent?
a)
the bone is from an animal important to the life of the culture
b)
the bone represents resurrection in many cultures
c)
the bone is triangular in shape, a sacred shape among native groups
d)
the bone is carved into a mask with no emphasis placed on the bone itself
26.
Title?
a)
Apollo 11 Stones
b)
Camelid Sacrum
c)
Jade Cong
d)
Terra Cotta Fragment
27.
Continent?
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
Australia
d)
South America
28.
What is the significance of the material used for the carving?
a)
It was a status symbol, showing rank or power
b)
it was a "god-like" material reflecting immortality
c)
the material used reflects the color of earth and nature
d)
the material was found in abundance with no significance at all
29.
Title?
a)
Apollo 11 Stones
b)
Camelid Sacrum
c)
Jade Cong
d)
Terra Cotta Fragment
30.
What type of pottery (culture) is displayed in the image?
a)
Lapita
b)
Mariana
c)
Aukland
d)
Somoan
31.
Location found?
a)
Solomon Islands
b)
Mesoamerica
c)
Namibia, Africa
d)
China
32.
Title?
a)
Apollo 11 Stones
b)
Camelid Sacrum
c)
Running Horned Woman
d)
Terra Cotta Fragment
33.
Title?
a)
Apollo 11 Stones
b)
Camelid Sacrum
c)
Jade Cong
d)
Terra Cotta Fragment
34.
The term "prehistoric" refers to a time before
a)
dinosaurs
b)
fire
c)
writing
d)
science
35.
What do ALL prehistoric eras have in common?
a)
dinosaurs
b)
cavemen
c)
Ice Age
d)
absence of writing
36.
a)
Apollo 11 Cave Stone
b)
Lascaux Cave Painting
c)
Terracotta Fragment-Lapita
d)
Ambum Stone
37.
What is the Context of this piece?
a)
Oldest known work of art
b)
A profile of a large cat, or an animal human hybrid
c)
Charcoal on Stone
d)
Discovered on the Celebration of Apollo
38.
Form?
a)
Camelid- an extinct camel like animal
b)
Sacrum is the bone located at the base of the spine
c)
bone has been worked to recreate the skull of a dog
d)
The Sacrum serves as the second skull
39.
Form?
a)
Tlatilco is noted for its pottery
b)
flipper like arms, huge thighs, pronounced hips, pinched waists, unclothed except for jewelry
c)
shows dualism found that is found in later Mesoamerican cultures
d)
bifurcated female
40.
Context?
a)
Thin walled vessel thrown on a potter's wheel
b)
Found near burial site, but not with human remains
c)
Clan symbol inside horns
d)
Oversized horn, abstracted/stylized motif
41.
Function?
a)
At one time the desert was a grassland; climate changes turned it into a desert
b)
More than 15,000 drawings and engravings found at the site
c)
Exhibits a composite view of the body
d)
Indicates a divine figure who brings the rain
42.
Context?
a)
Thin walled vessel thrown on a potter's wheel
b)
Found near burial site, but not with human remains
c)
Clan symbol inside horns
d)
Oversized horn, abstracted/stylized motif
43.
Function?
a)
At one time the desert was a grassland; climate changes turned it into a desert
b)
More than 15,000 drawings and engravings found at the site
c)
Exhibits a composite view of the body
d)
Indicates a divine figure who brings the rain
44.
Content?
a)
Anthropomorphic: resembling a human form, but is not human
b)
religious or burial significance
c)
found in an area with extensive trade routes
d)
belted robe from which hangs a double bladed knife or sword
45.
Function?
a)
Depicts an Anteater embryo in fetal position
b)
May have been a pestle
c)
Anteaters thought of as significant because of fat deposits
d)
maybe depicts a masked human
46.
Identify
a)
Ambum Stone
b)
Tlatilco Female
c)
Running Horn Woman
d)
Beaker with Ibex Motif
47.
Who were the earliest humans?
a)
Hunter gatherers
b)
Farmers
c)
Cobblers
d)
Bakers
48.
One of the main reasons people settled along rivers was…
a)
Village elders demanded it
b)
land was cheap
c)
To encourage the growth of the arts
d)
Water supply for irrigation
49.
What made the Neolithic Age different from the Paleolithic Age?
a)
Settled communities
b)
Increased Agriculture
c)
Pottery & Weaving skills
d)
All of the above
50.
What development enabled man to live as farmers?
a)
Warm clothing
b)
Domestication of plants & animals
c)
Pottery
d)
Wheel
51.
What is the name of the FIRST or OLD Stone Age?
a)
Neolithic era
b)
Mesolithic era
c)
Paleolithic era
d)
Prehistory
52.
Where was Stonehenge located?
a)
Salisbury Plain, England
b)
Jericho, Israel
c)
London, England
d)
Jerusalem, Israel
53.
What is the name of this image?
a)
Stonehenge
b)
Salisburg Plain
c)
Post and Lintel
d)
Hall of Bulls
54.
Which of the following is not a location that cave paintings were discovered?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Africa
d)
Mexico
55.
What was mixed with red and yellow ocher to make paint?
a)
Water
b)
Blood
c)
Animal Fat
d)
Fruit juice
56.
To simplify and eliminate unnecessary detail is what?
a)
Stylize
b)
Twisted perspective
c)
Architecture
d)
Figurative
57.
What is a part of a figure in profile view & another part of the same figure in a frontal view: composite view?
a)
Profile
b)
Twisted perspective
c)
Twisted profile
d)
Stylize
58.
What type of construction used to construct Stonehenge?
a)
Cross and beam
b)
Staggering
c)
A-frame
d)
Post and Lintel
59.
Which period was from 8,000 - 3,000 BC?
a)
Neolithic age
b)
Paleolithic age
60.
What was the Neolithic Revolution?
a)
A movement of migrating people to North America
b)
A rejection of Paleolithic values by Neolithic people
c)
A religious movement in which people worshiped more than one god
d)
A change from hunting to gathering to farming
61.
What does B.C.E mean?
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Cro-Magnon Era
c)
The years before the birth of Christ
d)
The years after the Christian Era began
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