Deck 1: The Birth of Art: Africa Europe and the Near East in the Stone Age

Question 1

What is a ground line?

A) It is the baseline in which figures appear to stand
B) It is a measured line on the wall surface
C) It is an engraved line on the wall surface
D) It is a baseline in which figures appear to move around

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The convention of representing animals' horns in twisted perspective in cave paintings or allowing the viewer to see the head in profile and the horns from the front is termed __________.

A) optical
B) fanciful
C) descriptive
D) true

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Megalithic monuments are found throughout Europe,but which monument type is almost entirely limited to Britain?

A) huge stones arranged in a diamond
B) huge stones arranged in a straight line
C) huge stones arranged in a triangle
D) huge stones arranged in a circle

Answer 3

D

Question 4

In style and concept the mural of the Deer Hunt from Çatal Höyük is a world apart from the wall paintings of the Paleolithic period.Which of the following statements best supports this assertion?

A) the domesticated animals depicted
B) the subject of the hunt
C) the regular appearance of the human figure and the coherent groupings
D) the combination of men and women depicted

Question 5

One of the suggested purposes for the cave paintings at Altamira is thought to have been:

A) decoration for the cave
B) insurance for the survival of the herd
C) the creation myth of the tribal chief
D) a record of the previous season's kills

Question 6

As currently interpreted,Paleolithic animal paintings could not be describe as ________.

A) lively
B) abstract
C) naturalistic
D) magical in purpose

Question 7

Which of the following animals appears less frequently in the Lascaux cave paintings?

A) bison
B) horse
C) bull
D) bear

Question 8

The Human with Feline Head was found in _________.

A) France
B) Belgium
C) Germany
D) Spain

Question 9

In the last phase of the Mesolithic period what animal was domesticated? 1

A) sheep 2
B) cow 3
C) goat 4
D) dog

Question 10

The most significant transformation of the human condition was a result of __________.

A) the discovery of fire
B) the agricultural revolution
C) the discovery of the potter's wheel
D) the domestication of the dog

Question 11

An important series of caves with paintings from the Paleolithic period is located in ________.

A) Italy
B) England
C) Germany
D) France

Question 12

What is a lintel?

A) upright beam
B) beam used to span an opening
C) a form of volcanic stone
D) a type of marble

Question 13

Which Paleolithic site used radiocarbon dating to establish its age?

A) Chauvet Cave
B) Lascaux
C) Altamira
D) Stonehenge

Question 14

Which of the following describes the Venus of Willendorf?

A) It is a large Neolithic tomb figure of a woman
B) It is a small Paleolithic engraving of a woman
C) It is a large Paleolithic rock-cut relief of a woman
D) It is a small Paleolithic figurine of a woman

Question 15

The oldest planned town excavated so far is located at which of the following areas?

A) Lascaux
B) Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
C) Jericho
D) Çatal Höyük

Question 16

Whatever their purpose,the Ain Ghazal human figure statuettes are different from Paleolithic figures.Which of the following provides the most valid justification for this assertion?

A) their size and sophisticated technique
B) the materials and form
C) the location and trade value
D) the form and function

Question 17

Çatal Höyük has a most remarkable mural,a landscape.Which statement best defines the term landscape?

A) It is a picture of a natural setting in its own right with narrative content
B) It is a picture of a natural setting in its own right without any narrative content
C) It is a picture which must have trees and narrative content
D) It is a picture which must have trees and no narrative content

Question 18

Agriculture became established in three Near Eastern regions: ancient Palestine,Iran,and Anatolia.By 8000 BCE,Jericho had undergone spectacular development as its wealth grew.Which argument appears most valid for the fortification of Jericho?

A) It was an offensive base for invasion
B) It provided protection from powerful neighbors
C) It provided protection from natural disasters
D) It was a promotion of a powerful merchant class

Question 19

What is a megalith?

A) It is a great blue stone
B) It is volcanic rock quarried in Great Britain
C) It is a great stone
D) It is rock quarried in Jericho

Question 20

Which of the following works of art was created first?

A) Venus of Willendorf
B) Animal frieze at Lascaux
C) Apollo 11 Cave plaque
D) Chauvet Cave

Question 21

What assumption has been nullified by the Chauvet cave paintings?

Question 22

What are bucrania?

A) bovine skulls
B) plaster models of female breasts
C) pigments found in Central Anatolia
D) retaining walls

Question 23

Evaluate the difference between the Paleolithic period and the Neolithic period.

Question 24

Explain the importance of the profile view in representing animals in Paleolithic art.

Question 25

Excavations in central Anatolia have shown a flourishing Neolithic culture existed between 7000 and 5000 BCE.Which of the following sites support this statement?

A) Jarmo and Ain Ghazal
B) Jericho and Çatal Höyük
C) Çatal Höyük and Hacilar
D) Ain Ghazal and Hacilar

Question 26

Figures sculpted in the round can be defined as ___________.

A) freestanding
B) engraved
C) high relief
D) bas relief

Question 27

What is terracotta?

A) an engraved plaque
B) a tar-like substance
C) baked clay
D) baked brick

Question 28

What is a composite view of human representation?

A) frontal torso, profile head, legs and arms
B) several views sectioned together
C) several views superimposed on each other
D) frontal torso and head, profile legs and arms

Question 29

Evaluate the Makapansgat pebble as an "artwork".

Question 30

In the Neolithic period,agriculture and raising stock became humankind's major food sources.Which area transitioned to these activities first?
A) Great Britain

A) Western Europe
B) Ancient Near East
B) France

Question 31

Explain the importance of human and animal representation during the Paleolithic
period.

Question 32

Bull's horns,widely thought to be a symbol of masculine potency,were common motifs found in rooms nominally titled "shrines" even though their functions are uncertain.Where were these rooms located?

A) Jarmo
B) Jericho
C) Çatal Höyük
D) Ain Ghazal

Question 33

Explain the significance of the Neolithic period.

Question 34

Why is the ivory statuette found at the Hohlenstein-Stadel cave in Germany significant?

Question 35

Almost all theories regarding Paleolithic animal images have been discredited.Which of the following statements explains this fact?

A) all scholars disagree on principle
B) not enough excavations have been performed
C) before the invention of writing, no contemporary explanations could be recorded
D) only one single theory can be accepted

Question 36

What is the importance of the Lascaux caves and the wall paintings?

Question 37

Explain the significance of the Lisbon Congress of Archaeology of 1880.

Question 38

Discuss the importance of the Paleolithic female figures.

Question 39

Who discovered the cave paintings at Altamira in Spain?

Question 40

What is bitumen?

A) an engraved plaque
B) a tar-like substance
C) a type of clay
D) a handle for a knife

Question 41

Explain the impact that developed village farming had in the Ancient Near East.

Question 42

Evaluate the social and economic changes that took place in human development from the Paleolithic through the Neolithic periods and the ways in which art was affected by those changes.Use examples to support your essay.

Question 43

Explain the importance of the mural painting found at Çatal Höyük.

Question 44

Contrast the approach to human figural representation between the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods.Include in your argument the differences and similarities.Be specific in your discussion and use examples to support your essay.

Question 45

Animal facing left

A) France
B) Spain
C) England
D) Africa

Question 46

Evaluate the relationship between the Paleolithic hunter-artist and his environment.How did
this hunter-artist use the geography and the fauna in order to change and manipulate his/her
environment? Cite specific examples to support your essay.

Question 47

Which region provided the necessary preconditions for the development of agriculture?

Question 48

Describe the differences between Jericho and Çatal Höyük as urban centers and evaluate
their respective plans.

Question 49

Spotted horses and negative handprints

A) Paleolithic
B) Mesolithic
C) Proto-Neolithic
D) Neolithic

Question 50

Evaluate the significance of sculpture in Paleolithic art.Include in your argument the differences and similarities evident in production and types of sculpture.Use specific examples to support your essay.

Question 51

Compare and contrast urban development during the Neolithic period.Consider differences and similarities between sites,along with possible arguments that would refute or support these observations.Use specific examples to support your argument.

Question 52

Contrast the cave paintings of Chauvet and Lascaux.Why is each significant? What does each cave offer for further understanding the artistic output of the Paleolithic artist? Include in your essay similarities and differences that provide information on the stylistic compositions of each cave.

Question 53

Why is Stonehenge significant?

Question 54

Why is Ain Ghazal important to art history?

Question 55

Bison with turned head

A) marble
B) reindeer horn
C) terracotta
D) bitumen

Question 56

Discuss Neolithic urban development and why it was so extraordinary.Use examples to support your essay.

Question 57

Develop an argument to support the belief archaeologists generally consider to have been Stonehenge's original purpose.What evidence supports this belief and why is it significant?

Question 58

Compare and contrast the Makapansgat pebble with the Venus of Willendorf.How do they relate to art? Include in your essay the differences and similarities,if any,and their impact on the chronology and explanation in terms of art history.

Question 59

Evaluate the importance of Jericho to urban development.

Question 60

Describe the Ain Ghazal statuettes.