Architectural Designs

Art History Help Please?

1. Which of the following is not considered art or design? * the graceful curves of a tree * a place-setting of china * a photograph showing graceful curves of a tree * a church building 2. What are the 5 major reasons humans create art? * for spiritual, historical, or economic reasons, or for beauty or propaganda purposes * for spiritual, selfish, or moral reasons, or for beauty and propaganda purposes * for spiritual, historical, or moral reasons, or for beauty and propaganda purposes * for spiritual, historical, or selfish reasons, or for beauty and propaganda purposes 3. Why are prehistoric works of art designated as such? * Because they cannot be dated. * Because they cannot be attributed to a particular artist. * Because they were painted in a cave. * Because the society that created them did not yet possess written language. 4. As early humans sought explanations for the events of their daily lives, they began to focus on the power of _______________. * divine beings * positive thinking * nature * generosity 5. The early prehistoric sculptures discovered at Hohle Fels cave in Germany are considered______________________________. * the oldest examples of human art ever found * evidence of early shamanism * so intricate they break the theory of the gradual evolution of art * all of the above 6. The entrance stone at Newgrange, Ireland exhibits which other ancient form of artistic expression? * Paleolithic cave paintings * early humanoid figure drawings * rock carving exemplifying common abstract swirls and symbols * woven reed basketry in primitive designs 7. The following is a description of which room or chamber in Altamira cave? ‘This room by the cave’s entrance shows us one of the most beautiful panels of prehistoric art. On the ceiling of this room, large scale animal figures, in an apparent mess, turn up. The bison, the most represented of these animals, is surrounded by other animals like the hind and the horse.’ * the Representation Room * the Central Gallery * the Horse Tail Passage * the Polychromatics Room

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