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Prehistoric Art in Europe Organized systems of agriculture, the maintenance of herds of domesticated animals, and permanent, year-round settlements marked the_______________. a. Paleolithic Era c. Bronze Age b. Stone Age d. Neolithic Era - ✔✔D Which of the following examples is from the Lower Paleolithic period? - ✔✔A Which of the following is not true of the above examples of Neolithic ceramics? a. Patterns were engraved into each ceramic piece, and then white chalk was rubbed into the engravings so that the engravings stood out against the black background. b. These are examples of European pottery vessels, created between 3000-2000 BCE. c. These vessels were found in Spain, and are believed to have been created by the Spanish peoples around 3000 BCE. d. The technology to create ceramic vessels was understood long before any were actually created in Europe. - ✔✔C Metalworking began _________________ a. during the Upper Paleolithic period. b. with the introductions of Bronze, an alloy, or mixture of tin and copper, changed the peoples of Europe. c. out of a need for stronger weaponry to used against the increasingly aggressive Vikings. d. with, and because of, all of the above circumstances. - ✔✔B The Paleolithic period is ____________________ a. divided into three phases. b. also referred to as the New Stone Age. c. best known for its ceramics and human-like figures. d. took place between 40,000 and 4,000 BCE. - ✔✔A The crude tools found during the _________ phase of the Paleolithic period were not considered art and were intended for practical purposes like hunting. a. Lower c. New b. Old d. Middle - ✔✔A To create the negative hand-print (circled) above the beast, the artist ______________ a. drew a hand out of charcoal and then colored around it. b. chewed up clay and smoothed the wet clay over and around his/her hand. c. used ochers to created the hand image. d. chewed up charcoal and blew it over his/her hand. - ✔✔D This example of cave art from the Neolithic period shows ________________ a. an abstract styling with sharp lines. b. images created with no color. c. the interaction between animals and humans. d. all of the above. - ✔✔D This early example of a prehistoric cave painting, found is France, is called ______________. a. Spotted Horses and Human Hands b. Wall Painting with Horses, Rhinoceroses, and Aurochs c. Bison Ceiling d. Black Vessels of Ancient Beings - ✔✔B Most examples of cave art from the Paleolithic and Neolithic periods have been found in _______________. a. England c. Greece b. France d. Russia - ✔✔B

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