Art History - chapter 1

Bull's horns, widel thought to be a symbol of masculine potency, were common motifs found in rooms nominally titled "shrines" even though their functions are uncertain. Where were these rooms located?

Catal Hoyuk

The oldest planned town excavated so far is located at which of the following areas?

Catal Hoyuk

Excavations in central Anatolia have shown a flourishing Neolithic culture existed between 7000 and 5000 BCE. Which of the following sites support this statement?

Catal Hoyuk and Hacilar

Which Paleolithic site used radiocarbon dating to establish its age?

Chauvet Cave

Which of the following works of art was created first?

Chauvet Cave

The Human with Feline Head was found in

Germany

Megalithic monuments are found throughout Europe, but which monument type is almost entirely limited to Britain?

huge stones arranged in a circle

One of the suggested purposes for the cave paintings at Altamira is thought to have been:

insurance for the survival of the herd

What is a megalith?

it is a great stone

Catal Hoyuk has a most remarkable mural, a landscape. Which statement best defines the term landscape?

it is a picture of a natural setting in its own right without any narrative content

What is a ground line?

it is the baseline in which figures appear to stand

The most significant transformation of the human condition was a result of

the agricultural revolution

In style and concept the mural of the Deer Hunt from Catal Hoyuk is a world apart from the wall paintings of the Paleolithic period. Which of the following statements best supports this assertion?

the regular appearance of the human figure and the coherent groupings

Whatever their purpose, the Ain Ghazal human figure statuettes are different from Paleolithic figures. Which of the following provides the most valid justification for this assertion?

their size and sophisticated technique

In the Neolithic period, agriculture and raising stock became humankind's major food sources. Which area transitioned to these activities first?

Ancient Near East

An important series of caves with paintings from the Paleolithic period is located in

France

Which of the following describes the Venus of Willendorf?

It is a small Paleolithic figurine of a woman

Agriculture became established in three Near Eastern regions: ancient Palestine, Iran, and Anatolia. By 8000 BCE, Jericho had undergone spectacular development as its wealth grew. Which argument appears most valid for the fortification of Jericho?

It was a promotion of a powerful merchant class

What is bitumen

a tar-like substance

As currently interpreted, Paleolithic animal paintings could not be described as

abstract

What is terracotta?

baked clay

What is a lintel?

beam used to span an opening

Which of the following animals appears less frequently in the Lazcaux cave paintings?

bear

Almost all theories regarding Paleolithic animal images have been discredited. Which of the following statements explains this fact?

before the invention of writing, no contemporary could be recorded

What are bucrania?

bovine skulls

The convention of representing animals' horns in twisted perspective in cave paintings or allowing the viewer to see the head in profile and the horns from the front is termed

descriptive

In the last phase of the Mesolithic period what animal was domesticated?

dog

Figures sculpted in the round can be defined as

freestanding

What is a composite view of human representation?

frontal torso, profile head, legs and arms