Lascaux
Created around this year
What is Ca. 15,000- 17,000 B.C.E.
What is the size of this object?
about 4.25- 4.5" inches tall
These two countries are where the Sumerians once lived
Iraq and Iran
This human headed lion bodied object goes by this name.
What is the Sphinx
Where would you have to travel to in order to visit Stonehenge?
England.
How the caves were found
A few boys and their dog found the caves in 1941.
What country was this artifact found in?
Austria
They invented many thing, name them
Formal religion, writing, flood control, architecture, city-states, math, the calendar
The people who were burried inside of the pyramids were called this.
What are Pharaohs
The Post and Lintel system of construction can still be seen today in modern architecture. Which part is the verticle and which part is the horizontal?
Post is verticle and Lintel is horizontal
The loctaion of the caves
What is France
Was this object originally painted? If yes than with what material?
Yes, with red orchre
Statues made by this group of people were gift to the gods, called this.
What are Votive Statues/ Statuettes
Objects found inside the Great Pryamids include:
Sarcophagi, Food, mummified Pharohs, Jewelry, Royal insignia, statues, vessels, mummified animals
Is it possible to move multi ton blocks without heavy machinery?
Yes. Just ask the man in Michigan.
What group of people were credited with creating the art found in the caves?
The Magdalenians
Do "we" know what this object was used for?
No " we" do not know.
The writing was developed by the Sumerians and the Chinese around the same time, and idependently from each other. The Sumerians called it this.
What is Cuneiform
What country are the pyramids located?
What is Egypt
Do "we" know why Stonehenge was created?
No, but it does align with the sun during the solstices.
What is depeicted in the caves? And specifically in the great room called the " Hall of Bulls"
Bulls, cows, deer are the most prevalent paintings shown in the caves
What does the term Venus mean?
The godess of love
This pyramid shaped building is a Ziggurat, the main one we spoke about is called this.
What is the White Temple.
How much did one sandstone block weigh?
About 2.5 tons
What year was Stonehenge created?
Ca. 3,100 - 1,600 B.C.