HIST - Pre-History Flashcards
aka “Old Stone Age;” Homo Sapiens and Cro-Magnon man used chipped stones
Paleolithic (30,000 - 10,000 BC)
small figurines or decorating objects were carved or modeled with clay
Portable Art
4 1/2” tall; made of limestone; the stumpy female figure that features pendulous breasts, obese belly, and pronounced buttocks
Venus of Willendorf (Austria)
an art that precisely does not move; example: cave paintings
Stationary Art
aka “Middle Stone Age;” saw the beginnings of settled communities and farming; the development of handmade pots that were used for food storage
Mesolithic Age (10,000 - 8,000 BC)
aka “New Stone Age;” men first developed agriculture and settled in permanent villages
Neolithic Age (7,000 - 3,000 BC)
a dry-stone hut with a corbelled roof made of stone; made for sleeping
Beehive Hut
a conical, stone-roofed building; built in Puglia in southeastern Italy
Trullo
a large stone that is used to construct a structure or monument
Megalith
a large, single upright standing stone
Menhir
a free-standing chamber; consisting of standing stones, covered by a capstone as a lid; uses column-beam architecture
Dolmen
huge stones assembled without the use of mortars
Megalith
groups of menhirs; forms in circles or semi-circles
Chromlech
an upright slab forming part of a larger structure
Orthostat
a linear arrangement of upright, parallel standing stones
Stone Row
