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Art history (ch. 1)
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
09/27/2012

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prehistoric
Definition
before written history
Term
paleolithic
Definition
paleo-old
lith-stone
ic-pertaining to
Term
when was the stone age?
Definition
35,000-8,000 B.C.E.
(before common era)
Term
where are many artworks discovered?
Definition
southwest France
ex. Franco-Cantabrian region
Term
when was the time of the Aurignacian
Definition
25,000-15,000 B.C.E.
Term
where did aurignacian get its name from?
Definition
takes its name from the name of the village where they found a cave
Term
What was in the cave in Aurignacian? when did it date back to?
Definition
There were seventeen skeletons and stone tools in the cave that dated back to the prehistoric times.
Term
what are the earliestt images?
Definition
animals
Term
humans used the caves as...?
Definition
shelter
Term
where are majority of the paintings on the cave?
Definition
inside the cave. (remember MAJORITY)
Term
whatdid they use to make lamps with?
Definition
animal fat
Term
if they used animal hair as a paint brush, what did they use to paint?
Definition
1.charcoal from fire
2.blood
3.vegetable juuuice
4.clay
5. carved into surface
Term
where is the Altamira cave located?
Definition
Spain
Term
when was the magdalenian period?
Definition
15,000-10,000 B.C.E
Term
what does it mean when animals are drawn in a feetle position?
Definition
animals are getting ready to mate
Term
whats the Laseaux?
Definition
a famous cave in France
Term
where did people live?
Definition
in the rotunda
Term
What were the images made for?
Definition
to look like they move for entertainment
Term
what were some paintings?
Definition
teachings from ancestors
Term
how did people spray the paint on walls?
Definition
put it in their mouths, swish it around, and spt it onto the wall
Term
Where is the Chauvet cave?
Definition
famous cave in France
(32,000-30,000 B.C.E.)
Term
What were mammoth bones used for?
Definition
Shelter
Term
What do humans know how to instinctively do?
Definition
we instinctively know how to draw
Term
Entoptic
Definition
imagesthat human beings intuitively understand
ex. spirals, zig zags
Term
whats a sculpture?
Definition
3 dimension. statue.you know what it is..
Term
why were scult\ptures always so tiny?
Definition
sculptures were always tiny so they could carry them
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