Paleolithic Life
The paleolithic era is also known as ___________?
Old Stone Age
The earliest shaped tool made by human hands.
Acheulian Hand Axe
2 changes from the Paleolithic period that allowed people to settle.
Unlike the Venus of Willendorf, cycladic sculptures were ___________.
elongated & geometric
Natural materials ground into powder and mixed with what materials?
The paleolithic people were ________ because they followed their food and never settled down.
Nomadic
This small sculpture was a symbol of fertility.
Venus of Willendorf.
Because they settled into permanent structures during this time, what are 2 arts/crafts that began?
These stylized faces often had "sea shells" for eyes.
Jericho skulls
__________ outlines into soft calcite surfaces.
Carved or incised.
Paleolithic people used tools mostly made of ______ because it was an abundant resource and hard.
Stone
Art in animal form.
Zoomorphic.
This place has approx 50 ancient temples thought to be used for ceremony & worship.
Malta
______________ is a stone formation outside of Salisbury, England.
Stonehenge.
Leaping Cow of Lascaux looks realistic because of _________parts , and _________ and __________ of colour.
overlapping, blending & shading
Animals
Why was Paleolithic art small & portable?
These pots or urns were created in the first farming community of China and suggested belief in the afterlife.
Urn of San Phan Ware
Symbols carved in stone
Sculpture which projects from but belongs to the surface from which it is carved.
Relief sculpture
magic-religious
Types of art created during the Paleolithic period.
Cave paintings & small sculptures.
Fine quality and hard pottery often with black, red & white colour scheme.
Halaf ware.
Scarlet Ware Vase
Where were cave paintings created and how have they survived so many years?
Deep within the recesses of the caves so they were protected from the elements (weather).