The birth of art - Chapter 5 lesson 1

Question 1

It began with the appearance of humans and ended with the discovery of writing.

Answer 1

Prehistoric period

Question 2

Commonly known as the stone age, a hunter-gatherer culture.

Answer 2

Paleolithic period

Question 3

3 stages of paleolithic period

Answer 3

Lower, middle, and upper paleolithic

Question 4

This period is followed after the paleolithic period, which ended with the spread of agriculture.

Answer 4

Mesolithic period

Question 5

It was the time when permanent settlements were established.

Answer 5

Neolithic period

Question 6

How did the paleolithic period end?

Answer 6

When stone tools were gradually replaced by bronze and iron products

Question 7

4 basic types of Paleolithic art

Answer 7

Petroglyphs, Prehistoric sculpture, pictographs, and megalithic art

Question 8

Refers to artworks applied to an immovable rock surface

Answer 8

Parietal art

Question 8

refers to portable artworks

Answer 8

mobiliary art

Question 9

The term petroglyph came from the ______(1) words ________(2), which means _______(3) and ________(4), which means _______(5).

Answer 9

(1) Greek, (2) petra, (3) stone (4) glyphein (5) to carve

Question 10

This refers to any image created on rock surfaces by means of carving, rubbing, scratching, cutting, engraving, fashioning, or other similar methods.

Answer 10

Petroglyphs

Question 10

Stating the reasons that prehistoric people engrave images in rock surfaces was easy to identify. True or False?

Answer 10

False. It was a challenging task.

Question 11

Non-functional rock markings resembling the shape of a cup

Answer 11

Cupules

Question 11

The Rock Art Research Institute’s study of petroglyphs found out that rock engravings might be associated with _________ and _______.

Answer 11

rainmaking and healing

Question 12

Considered one of the oldest known artworks in the Philippines

Answer 12

Petroglyphs in Angono, Rizal

Question 13

An image or a symbol created to express an idea or a piece of information.

Answer 13

Pictograph

Question 13

A type of pictograph, an image created by applying color pigments on a cave wall, ceiling, or floor.

Answer 13

Cave painting

Question 14

What did prehistoric people mostly paint?

Answer 14

Figures of animals

Question 14

Common figures of prehistoric people

Answer 14

Symbolic patterns and geometric forms

Question 14

Images of human figures were strangely uncommon in prehistoric art. True or False?

Answer 14

True

Question 15

Why were sculptures less common in the prehistoric society?

Answer 15

Since they were mobile (Nomadic), sculptures were prone to loss or damage

Question 15

Oldest known sculpture from the paleolithic period

Answer 15

Venus of Berekhat Ram

Question 15

What do the paleolithic sculptors use in their carvings?

Answer 15

Ivory, bone, and wood

Question 15

A statuette of a female figure in Austria

Answer 15

Venus of Willendorf

Question 16

Single chamber tomb

Answer 16

dolmen

Question 16

A parietal art that involves the use of large stones as medium

Answer 16

Megalithic art

Question 16

large upright standing stones

Answer 16

menhirs

Question 17

aligned upright and parallel standing stones

Answer 17

Stone row

Question 17

mound of stones and earth raised over a grave

Answer 17

tumulus

Question 18

Monuments of stones arranged in a circle

Answer 18

Stone circles

Question 19

Refers to art that flourished in Egypt from 3 000 BC to 30 AD

Answer 19

Ancient Egyptian art

Question 19

Most important contribution of the ancient Egyptians

Answer 19

Pyramids

Question 20

5 characteristics of Ancient Egyptian art

Answer 20

Mode of representation, Hierarchy of scale, use of color, Registers, and text and image

Question 21

Statues shows an idealized depiction of gods, royalty, and government officials.

Answer 21

Mode of representation

Question 21

Difference in scale was applied to show hierarchy.

Answer 21

Hierarchy of scale

Question 22

Artists regulated the use of color in their paintings and used it symbolically

Answer 22

Use of color

Question 23

The color of Ra and the pharaohs

Answer 23

yellow

Question 24

six colors that dominated ancient egyptian art

Answer 24

red, blue, green, white, black, and yellow

Question 25

Parallel lines that separate scenes and give ground lines for the figures

Answer 25

Registers

Question 26

Scenes that did not have registers suggested ________.

Answer 26

disorder

Question 26

used to convey information about a particular scene

Answer 26

registers

Question 27

There were texts in almost every image

Answer 27

text and image

Question 27

The characters of the writing system in ancient Egypt that were considered works of art.

Answer 27

Hieroglyphs

Question 28

Characterized by regularity

Answer 28

art forms

Question 29

_______ was primary and _______ was secondary in Ancient Egyptian art forms

Answer 29

Completeness and prettiness

Question 30

A step pyramid built for King Huni

Answer 30

Pyramid of Zoser

Question 31

_______ was represented with the head of a falcon

Answer 31

Horus

Question 32

________ was represented with the head of a jackel

Answer 32

Anubis

Question 33

Red symbolizes?

Answer 33

Power, life, anger, and victory

Question 34

Blue symbolizes?

Answer 34

rebirth and creation

Question 35

Green symbolizes?

Answer 35

Fertility, new life, and growth

Question 36

White symbolizes?

Answer 36

Purity and everything sacred

Question 37

Black symbolizes?

Answer 37

death/underworld

Question 38

Yellow symbolizes?

Answer 38

Royalty, eternal, and gold and sun