Global Prehistory
What is the time period for Unit 1?
30,000- 500 BCE
Name three Elements of Art
Line, Movement, Space, Texture
(Anything in "The Lingo" or used to describe the form of an art piece)
What can a "Function of art" be?
Decoration, Political or Social message, Religious, Commissioned, Personal Pleasure, Communicative
How does the size of an artwork tell about the person who created it?
Permanence of Settlements (Small stuff could be carried, big stuff has to stay)
What Stone Age period is not covered due to a lack of art?
Mesolithic
Name the work that used Jade with 'in bas relief'
Jade Cong
What piece of work was used as a Pestle?
The Ambum Stone
What does Anthropomorphic mean in relation to the "Anthropomorphic stele"?
The stele represents a human (most likely a warrior)
Why are the "Apollo 11 stones" called that?
It was founded on the same day the Apollo 11 landed
Name 3 materials used in Stone Age art
Stone, Bone, Ivory, Clay, Pigments, Jade
How does the use of Terra Cotta in the "Beaker with Ibex Motifs" relate to the purpose of the work?
Terra Cotta being fragile relates to the fact it would be used in rituals for funerary purposes.
What it the theory of the "Great Hall of the Bulls"?
Ritual: To call upon a hunt
Narrative: To depict a hunt
How did the artist of "Running Horned Woman" represent the women as important/deity?
Hierarchy of Scale (The woman being larger and more detailed than the other humans running with her)
What is the estimated period of building of "Stonehenge"?
1,000 years
What are 2 theories as to why the art was made?
Shamanism, Sympathetic Magic, Narrative
What Element of Art do "Running Horned Woman" and "Great Hall of the Bulls" use?
Twisted Perspective
Why do some scholars believe the "Camelid Sacrum in the shape of a canine" represents Fertility?
The use of the Camelid's pelvic bone
Name an artwork that has movement
Running Horned Women, Beaker with Ibex Motifs
How many other Pestles were found alongside "The Ambum Stone"
12
Carbon Dating, Stratigraphy
What part of the "Tlatilco female figurine" indicates the religious beliefs of the Tlatico people?
Two-heads, Birth Defects and Duality
How does the "Jade Cong" and "Beaker with Ibex motifs" show the development of permanent settlements?
Both were Burial/Ritual items
Name the artwork with these features: found in Soloman Islands, Oceania, made in 1,000 BCE, and made with Incised Terra Cotta
Terra Cotta Fragment
Scaffolding