The Ages
This era, when literally translated, means "Old Stone Age"
Paleolithic
Paleolithic people were _______________ because their communities followed their food and never settled down
Nomadic, hunter gatherers
Early work from the Pacific. A very small pestle with a Zoomorphic theme
Ambum Stone
Defined spaces created by ground lines. Different sections of the art which are layered on top of each other.
Registers
Jade
Middle
Paleolithic people used _________________ primarily for tools because it was the hardest and most abundant resource around.
stone
Found on the Arabian Peninsula, this piece of art can be classified as funerary art. The subject has an Awl, and a double bladed daggar.
Anthropomorphic Stele
A bone that is found at the bottom of the spine
Sacrum
A large stone used in the construction of prehistoric monuments
Megalith
The Neolithic Era translates to this phrasing
New Stone Age
Neolithic communities began ___________. This is a trait that defines the era.
settling down, agriculture
Found in Liangzhu, China, this artwork can be classified as mortuary art.
Jade Cong
An abstract form of design that can range from close to natural to completely abstract.
Stylized
a horizontal structure that spans an opening. The top part of a trilithon
Lintel
The Stone age was made of which 3 eras (Answer should be in chronological order)
Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic
Organized
This piece of art is from the Lapita people. It shows intricate, repeating geometric designs which were stamped into the clay.
Terra Cotta Fragment
A convention of representation in which part of a figure is shown in profile and another part of the same figure is shown frontally
Twisted Perspective or Composite View
a tall upright stone
Menhir
Cave paintings usually depicted these, as they were very important to the sustainability of life
Animals
Used as funerary art, this is art portrays stylized animals which mimic the cylinder shape of the object.
Bushel with Ibex Motif
Two vertical stones supporting a horizontal stone
Trilithon
A decorative border in a continuous line that is repeated
Meander