Animals
These large, shaggy animals with curved horns were often painted in caves.
Bison
This black material could be made from burned wood.
Charcoal
The time before people developed writing is called this.
Prehistoric
Cave artists sometimes used these parts of their bodies to make pictures on walls.
Hands/Fingers
These enormous, hairy animals had long tusks.
Mammoths
This reddish or yellowish earth material was used to make paint.
Ochre
Some of the oldest cave art is more than this many years old.
40,000 years
Artists sometimes used the shape and bumps of the cave walls to help make their pictures look more realistic. True or false?
True
Cave artists painted animals they saw in their world, including horses, deer, and these big cats.
Lions
he colored materials used to make paint are called this.
Pigments
Which country has a famous cave containing the oldest known cave paintings?
France
What were some cave paintings possibly used to share?
Stories