WorksheetsPrehistoric Art
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Art created "before written history" refers to which MAJOR PERIOD of art history?
Egyptian Art
Prehistoric Art
Mayan Art
Neolithic Art
The first type of writing ever invented is called what?
Hieroglyphics
Cuneiform
Latin
Greek
Which artifact, written in cuneiform by ancient Babylonians, is the first record of laws ever found?
Rosetta Stone
Ishtar Gate
Palette of Narmer
Stele of Hammurabi's Code
(True/False) Paleolithic cave paintings have been found all around the world.
True
False
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
What is the animal most drawn in Altamira?
Mammoths
Dinosaurs
Bison/ Buffalo
Bull/ Cows
Where can the Lascaux cave paintings be found?
(a)
What materials were used to make the paintings?
Food and drink
Paint and paint brushes
Spit, animal fat, dirt and pigment
Pencil
Cave paintings are an early form of...
Communication
Sign posts
IPads
TV
Who discovered the cave paintings of Lascaux?
Four boys and a dog
Three teachers
Two boys and a cat
One girl out for a walk
Cave paintings often have humans in them.
Large stones used without mortar to build religious monuments...
Megaliths
Cromlechs
Menhirs
Dolmens
Stonehenge is aligned with the summer and winter solstices
true
false
What is the name of this artwork?
The Chinese Horse
The Chubby Horse
Dinner
The Red Horse
Which cave does this artwork come from?
The Lascaux Cave
The Altamira Cave
