What is art
Origins of Art
Article
Purpose
leascaux
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Art is the use of skill and ______

Imagination

100

How old are the first cave paintings?

 More than 40,000 years

100

What is the difference between a primary and a secondary resource 

A primary source provides direct, firsthand evidence of an event, person, or idea, while a secondary source provides analysis, interpretation, or commentary on primary sources

100

Do we know for sure why cave art was made?

No 

100

Why is lascaux cave kept away from the public

people in the environment destroy the paintings 

200

Art is valued for beauty and ______ power.

Emotional

200

The oldest cave art was found in what country?

Indonesia

200

Based on the title and citation, is Rex Dalton’s Smithsonian Magazine article a primary or secondary source?

What is a secondary source?

200

Where are a majority of cave paintings found?

France and Spain

200

What tools were found at lascaux? 

Fishing hooks, lamps, arrow heads

300

Name one form of art.

Painting  sculpture music dance comics ect.

300

Cave art shows humans could do what?

Think and create

300

What two main images were found in the Leang Timpuseng cave?

What are hand stencils and a wild pig?

300

Why are cave paintings found in caves?

The caves protect them from environmental damage

300

What dose this symbol mean

I am here, I am a member of the community

400

We made art before what 3 things?

Writing, math, cities

400

What can we learn from cave art?

The resources available to early people such as food, animals, and tools

400

What scientific method did researchers use to date the Sulawesi cave paintings?

What is uranium-series dating?

400

What are the theories behind the creation of cave paintings?

Telling stories, depicting hunts, religious purposes 

400

What are some common animals found in cave paintings?

Pigs, cows, mammoths, horses, deer

500

Why is art universal?

Every culture makes it

500

What are the materials used in cave art?

Soot, red and yellow ocher 

500

Where is the cave of Leang Timpuseng located

Indonesia 

500

Was there a fundamental difference between the people who made cave paintings and you? 

NO

500

What determines if what animals will be featured in cave art?

The animals had to be in the environment around the artists