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WorksheetsCave Paintings
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
How did early people express themselves
Song
Dance
Art
Rap
Maria wandered into a cave on her grandfather’s farm near what City?
Altamira, Spain
Barcelona, Spain
Madrid, Spain
Taledo,Spain
How long was the cave of Altamira accessible only to researchers.
5 years
12 months
10 years
12 years
In what year did members of the public begin to visit the original cave again?
2013
2009
2020
2014
How many random visitors were allowed to visit the Museum of Altamira per day?
10 Visitors
5 Visitors
7 Visitors
15 Visitors
Kitted out in special clothing, how many minutes was each tour of the cave?
30 MInutes
27 Minutes
37 Minutes
60 Minutes
Why did they close the caves and only allow researchers?
to keep cave safe
to examine
to learn about the past
All of the above
In 1940, a cave with similar paintings to those in Spain was discovered in__________ ___________?
South Carolina
Southern France
South Africa
New Mexico
Early artists crushed what color rocks and combined them with animal fat to make their paints.
yellow, black and red rocks
red, green, brown rocks
blue, yellow and black rocks
Only brown rocks was used
(True/False) They used twigs and their fingertips to apply these paints to the rock walls.
True
False
Why do historians believe cave paintings were created?
bring hunters good luck
record groups history
to be enjoyed
all of the above
(True/False) Paleolithic people lived a settled lifestyle?
True
False
What was the Paleolithic people's main activity? (check all that apply)
Hunting
Gathering
Making Weapons
Watching The Children
Paleolithic People later used brushes made of ________ ______ to complete their paintings.
Animal Hair
Human Hair
Tall Grass
(True/False) Paleolithic cave paintings have been found all around the world.
True
False
