PREHISTORIC ART OVERVIEW - ch 1
BEFORE COMMON ERA - BCE
1) Study Guide 2) Key Ideas 3) Power Point 4) Flash Card Images 5) Lascaux Cave Article 6) Free Response Question * YouTube: Lascaux Caves * Visit Khan Academy's SmartHistory section on Prehistoric art. http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/origins.html Make sure you read additional information on Catal Hoyuk, Jericho, and Stonehenge! |
Paleolithic Art: 40,000-8,000 BCE in the Near East
"Old Stone Age" 40,000-4,000 BCE in Europe (Venus of Willendorf, Feline-headed statue, Lascaux Caves, Catal Hoyuk)
"New Stone Age" 4,000- 2,000 BCE in Europe (Stonehenge)
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********Below is a ink to very complete information and photos of Prehistoric paintings and sculptures.
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DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
What changes occurred between the Paleolithic ('Old Stone Age') to the Neolithic ('New Stone Age') period?
Explain why calling a prehistoric figure a "woman" instead of "Venus" frees us to think about the object in new and different ways.
Refer to at least three works of art in explaining how Paleolithic works of art show an aesthetic sense.
What evidence is there that some megalithic monuments, such as Stonehenge, may have had a relationship to celestial events in the calendar?
Compare any prehistoric work to something that is created in present day.
What changes occurred between the Paleolithic ('Old Stone Age') to the Neolithic ('New Stone Age') period?
Explain why calling a prehistoric figure a "woman" instead of "Venus" frees us to think about the object in new and different ways.
Refer to at least three works of art in explaining how Paleolithic works of art show an aesthetic sense.
What evidence is there that some megalithic monuments, such as Stonehenge, may have had a relationship to celestial events in the calendar?
Compare any prehistoric work to something that is created in present day.