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WorksheetsPrehistoric Art
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 16mins
For our purposes, Art is ...
(a)
Creativity means to create or to make. In terms of art, this is the product or the thing. Which of the following terms describes this.
Content
Form
Content has to do with which of the following related to art
Meaning
Color
Balance
What is a continuous mark made on a surface that can be 2D, 3D, or implied? (one word)
(a)
The amount of light or dark in an area is called...
(a)
The relationship between different values is called
Contrast
Contour
Currency
Name this artifact
Fat Lady
Venus de Milo
Venus of Willendorf
It was created around what year BC? Answer must be numbers only. Absolutely no letters.
(a)
In which country was it discovered?
Austria
Spain
France
What is the artifact made from?
Clay
Limestone
Granite
Which of the following suggests the artist was a nomad?
She doesn't have a face.
It is small, and has no feet.
There is great detail on the head.
The over-exaggerated female features suggest which of the following
The artist was highly skilled.
The artist was a nomad.
The artifact is a symbol of womanhood.
We know the artist was highly skilled because of which feature
There is no face
The highly detailed head
There are no feet
We know the artifact is not a portrait and more of a symbol because.
It does not have a face
it is made of limestone
it was discovered in Willendorf
Identify this image
Hall of Bulls
Bull Fight
The Great Hunt
Where is this work of art located
Cave of Altamira, Spain
Lascaux Cave, France
Cave of El Castillo, Spain
When was this work of art created?
ca. 5000 BC
ca. 10,000 BC
ca. 15,000 BC
Check three (3). What are some of the challenges a cave painter would have encountered in creating this art?
The cave is very dark and dangerous
Starvation
Gathering materials for painting
There was no actual animal to look at
The common cold
Identify the image
Easter Island
Stonehenge
Pyramid
Blue stones (check 3)
Are the oldest at Stonehenge
Weigh up to 45 tons
Are smaller than Sarsen Stones
Come from 150 miles away.
Sarsen Stones (Check 3)
Are the largest at Stonehenge
come from about 30 miles away
weigh up to 45 tons
are the oldest at Stonehenge
In what country is Stonehenge located?
England
France
Spain
Australia
What is a Solstice?
Day of the dead
Equinox
longest and shortest day of the year
Stonehenge is aligned with the summer and winter solstices
true
false
Some of the stones at Stonehenge were carved to fit together using mortise and tenon, as well as tongue and groove joinery.
True
False
