Chapter 1 (Art in the Stone Age)- multiple choice quiz questions

Where did humankind seem to originate? a. North America b. Asia c. South America d. Africa

Africa

The 1880 Lisbon Congress on Prehistoric Archaeology dismissed as forgeries the cave paintings of ________. a. Pech-Merle b. Altamira c. Chauvet d. Lascaux

Altamira

The Apollo 11 Cave is located in ________. a. Willendorf b. Namibia c. Lascaux d. Altamira

Altamira

Hacilar and Çatal Höyük are located on the ________. a. Anatolian Plateau b. Tigris Euphrates River Delta c. Iranian Plateau d. Nile River Delta

Anatolian Plateau

The world's earliest datable paintings can be found in ________. a. Pech-Merle b. Lascaux c. Chauvet d. Altamira

Chauvet

The Lascaux caves are located in ________. a. Spain b. Bavaria c. France d. Germany

France

The ________ is one of the earliest relief sculptures known. a. Reclining Woman b. Laussel Woman c. Human with Feline Head d. Nude woman (Venus of Willendorf)

Laussel Woman

Intensified food gathering and the taming of the dog occurred during the ________ period. a. Mesolithic b. Neolithic c. Late Bronze Age d. Paleolithic

Mesolithic

The transitional period known as the ________ occurred when Europe became climatically, geographically and biologically much as it is today. a. First Ice Age b. Mesolithic era c. Neolithic era d. Paleolithic era

Mesolithic Era

Agriculture and stock raising became humankind's chief source of food during the ________ period. a. Mesolithic b. Neolithic c. Paleolithic d. Late Bronze Age

Neolithic

Altamira Cave is located in ________. a. Germany b. France c. Spain d. Yugolsavia

Spain

Most archaeologists consider Stonehenge to be an accurate ________. a. stock exchange b. palace system c. astronomical observatory d. royal cemetery

astronomical observatory

Bucrania are ________. a. human skulls b. feline skulls c. bovine skulls d. mammoth skulls

bovine skulls

The Venus of Willendorf is thought to be a ________. a. fertility figure b. woman's portrait c. good luck charm d. goddess figure

fertility figure

Huge stones arranged in a circle are known as a ________. a. henge b. terracotta c. trilithon d. megalith

henge

A peculiar feature of Çatal Höyük was its ________. a. plaza b. moat c. city walls d. lack of streets

lack of streets

Human with Feline Head discovered in Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany is carved from ________. a. antelope horn b. walrus ivory c. lion tooth d. mammoth ivory

mammoth ivory

What was the environmental condition of Northern Europe around 9000 B.C.? a. constant cycle of fire and ice b. active volcanoes c. receding swamplands d. melting ice

melting ice

Some scholars think the negative handprints are ________. a. mistakes b. graffiti c. illusions d. signatures

signatures