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Ancient Art History

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Art created "before written history" refers to which MAJOR PERIOD of art history?

a)

Egyptian Art

b)

Prehistoric Art

c)

Mayan Art

d)

Neolithic Art

2.

The first type of writing ever invented is called what?

a)

Hieroglyphics

b)

Cuneiform

c)

Latin

d)

Greek

3.

Which artifact, written in cuneiform by ancient Babylonians, is the first record of laws ever found?

a)

Rosetta Stone

b)

Ishtar Gate

c)

Palette of Narmer

d)

Stele of Hammurabi's Code

4.
a)
this is a stencil
b)
this is a painting
c)
this is engraving
5.
for the cave paintings, paint was..
a)
bought from the shop
b)
ordered from gmarket
c)
made from rocks and other found pigments
d)
magic
6.

Did ancient man have have sophisticated tools to make art?

a)

not sure what sophisticated means

b)

yes

c)

no

7.

Petroglyph

a)

this is engraved

b)

this is stenciled

c)

this is painted

8.
What colours did they use in the paintings?
a)
Black
b)
Ochre
c)
Red
d)
All the answers are correct
9.

(True/False) Paleolithic cave paintings have been found all around the world.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

People didn't believe that the paintings were authentic because . . .

a)

The paintings were found very far from the mouth of the cave

b)

They were too skillfully done for "cave people" to have made

c)

Cave people were considered animal-like/ barbarians who didn't make art

d)

All are correct

11.

What is the animal most drawn in Altamira?

a)

Mammoths

b)

Dinosaurs

c)

Bison/ Buffalo

d)

Bull/ Cows

12.

Where can the Lascaux cave paintings be found?

(a)  

13.

What materials were used to make the paintings?

a)

Food and drink

b)

Paint and paint brushes

c)

Spit, animal fat, dirt and pigment

d)

Pencil

14.

Cave paintings are an early form of...

a)

Communication

b)

Sign posts

c)

IPads

d)

TV

15.

Who discovered the cave paintings of Lascaux?

a)

Four boys and a dog

b)

Three teachers

c)

Two boys and a cat

d)

One girl out for a walk

16.

Cave paintings are often in places that are

a)

hard to reach

b)

close to a road

c)

near to a village

d)

next to a lake

17.
What can cave paintings teach us about life back then? 
a)
Kinds of animals 
b)
Methods of hunting 
c)
People's beliefs
d)
All of the above 
18.
TRUE or FALSE: 
Cave paintings often have humans in them. 
a)
True 
b)
False 
19.
What might handprints found in cave paintings mean? 
a)
Artist signing his work
b)
Children playing in paint
c)
They don't mean anything 
20.
What important discovery did four teenagers make at Lascaux, France in 1940? 
a)
clay sculptures of an army of soldiers
b)
a cave filled with paintings of animals
c)
the stone wall of an ancient storage shed
d)
a wooden stick used for throwing a spear
21.

Scientific method of dating?

a)

Carbon 14

b)

Hydrogen 13

c)

DNA Analysis

d)

calcium 22

22.
The acronym A.D. stands for ______________________.
a)
Annual Divinity 
b)
After Death
c)
Anno Domini 
d)
Another Day
23.
People who dig up and study the past.
a)
Archaeologist 
b)
Podiatrist
c)
Psychologist
d)
Gerontologist  
24.
Time period that first used agriculture and domesticated animals. 
a)
Paleolithic
b)
Mesolithic
c)
Neolithic
d)
Mesozoic
25.
Where would you find the Hall of Bulls? 
a)
Newgrange Ireland 
b)
Altamira Spain
c)
Lascaux France
d)
Chauvet France
26.
In this time period man used only stone and wood for tools and did not yet have use of fire. 
a)
Mesozoic
b)
Paleolithic
c)
Mesolithic
d)
Neolithic
27.
Pictures left by engraving rock with rock hammers. 
a)
pictographs
b)
fresco 
c)
mosaics
d)
petroglyphs 
28.
Paleolithic translates into what two words? 
a)
Old Stone
b)
Old People
c)
White People
d)
White Stone
29.
Cave paintings are called _________.
a)
petroglyphs
b)
lithographs
c)
pictographs
d)
fresco 
30.
What is the name of this image?
a)
Stonehenge
b)
Salisburg Plain
c)
Post and Lintel
d)
Hall of Bulls
31.
Which of the following is not a location that cave paintings were discovered?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Africa
d)
Mexico
32.
What was mixed with red and yellow ocher to make paint?
a)
Water
b)
Blood
c)
Animal Fat
d)
Fruit juice
33.
What type of construction used to construct Stonehenge?
a)
Cross and beam
b)
Staggering
c)
A-frame
d)
Post and Lintel
34.
Where was Stonehenge located?
a)
Salisbury Plain, England
b)
Jericho, Israel
c)
London, England
d)
Jerusalem, Israel
35.
How did the cavemen paint those hands on the wall of the Argentinian famous "Cave of Hands"?
a)
With brushes made of bones and fur
b)
With hollow sticks and pigments
c)
With pigments and their hands
36.
This figurine is a sculpture in the round. Why?
a)
Because is three dimensional
b)
Because is two dimensional
c)
Because it has rounded edges
37.

Minerals like ocher, manganese and charcoal are...

a)

Stones that cave man used to create sculptures

b)

Pigments that cave man used as paint to create murals

c)

Clay that cave man used to build their shelters

38.

Paleolithic wall paintings are located...

a)

Near the entrance of the caves

b)

In the deepest place of the caves

c)

Where the humans used to live

d)

Where the humans used to prepare food

39.
Paleolithic artists had what five main colors at their disposal?
a)
Red, white, blue and green
b)
Yellow, red, brown, black and white 
c)
Blue, green, purple, violet
d)
Red, orange, yellow and pink
40.
Prehistoric cave art isn't really an art movement as it is a period in mankind’s artistic development. 
a)
True
b)
False
41.
What were the first artworks from prehistoric times?
a)
Leather goods
b)
Cave Paintings
c)
Stone Structures
d)
Rock statues
42.
What happened to the Lascaux Cave after it was found?
a)
It was looted during WWII
b)
It was vandalized by teenagers
c)
Constant visitors caused the artwork to deteriorate
d)
It was closed and believed to be a hoax
43.

What is the definition of Prehistoric?

a)

Before history.

b)

Before written history.

c)

Before stores.

d)

Before dinosaurs.

44.
What does BCE stand for?
a)
Before Common Era
b)
Before Christians Evoloved
c)
Before Christ Era
d)
Before Civilization Era
45.

What kind of art is this image an example of?

a)

Sculpture in the round

b)

Cave painting

c)

Pottery

d)

Relief sculpture

46.

Colored powders made from organic substances...

a)

Earthenware

b)

Pigments

c)

Burnished

d)

Slip

47.

Large stones used without mortar to build religious monuments...

a)

Megaliths

b)

Cromlechs

c)

Menhirs

d)

Dolmens

48.

Stonehenge is aligned with the summer and winter solstices

a)

true

b)

false

49.

Who found the cave at Altamira?

a)

A team of cave explorers/ researchers

b)

A group of teenagers looking for a hangout

c)

Treasure hunters

d)

A little girl and her father

50.

What is the name of this artwork?

a)

Lionman

b)

Thundercat

c)

Liono

d)

Cat who walks on two legs

51.

What is the name of this artwork?

a)

The Chinese Horse

b)

The Chubby Horse

c)

Dinner

d)

The Red Horse

52.

Which cave does this artwork come from?

a)

The Lascaux Cave

b)

The Altamira Cave

53.

What is the name of this artwork?

a)

Sleepy Bison

b)

Female Bison

c)

Dead Bison

d)

Red Bison

54.

Which cave does this artwork come from?

a)

The Lascaux Cave

b)

The Altamira Cave

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