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WorksheetsCave Art
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the animal most drawn in Altamira?
Mammoths
Dinosaurs
Bison/ Buffalo
Bull/ Cows
What colors did they use in the paintings?
Black
Ochre
Red
All the answers are correct
We know that the paintings are not to improve the hunt because . . .
The bones of animals eaten are different animals
The animals painted don't exist in that region
The animals painted are fantasy creatures
The cave people were vegetarians
Where is Altamira cave located?
Cantabria
Santillana del Mar
Northern Spain
All the answer are correct
(True/False) Paleolithic cave paintings have been found all around the world.
True
False
Who found the cave at Altamira?
A team of cave explorers/ researchers
A group of teenagers looking for a hangout
Treasure hunters
A little girl and her father
People didn't believe that the paintings were authentic because . . .
The paintings were found very far from the mouth of the cave
They were too skillfully done for "cave people" to have made
Cave people were considered animal-like/ barbarians who didn't make art
All are correct
How old are the Altamira cave paintings?
22 thousand years ago
12 thousand years ago
2 thousand years ago
200 years ago
It is now believed that the paintings were . . .
dreams/ visions of the painters in trance
made for fun
made for magical rituals
records of animals killed in hunting
In what year were the paintings were discovered?
1279 AD
1479 AD
1879 AD
1970 AD
