AP Art History:: Unit 1 - Global Prehistory

Which prehistoric artwork, archaeological culture, or art-historical concept is described below?

*Charcoal on quartzite stone slabs discovered in Namibia (c. 25,500–25,300 BCE) depicting an unidentified feline therianthrope (part-human, part-animal), representing some of the earliest figurative art in Africa.*

**A)** Apollo 11 Stones (Namibia)
**B)** Running Horned Woman
**C)** Lascaux Caves
**D)** Camelid Sacrum

Which prehistoric artwork, archaeological culture, or art-historical concept is described below?

*Paleolithic cave paintings in Dordogne, France (c. 15,000–13,000 BCE) using mineral pigments (charcoal and ochre) showing herds of bulls, horses, and deer in twisted perspective (composite view) for hunting ritual magic.*

**A)** Great Hall of the Bulls (Lascaux)
**B)** Apollo 11 Stones
**C)** Altamira Caves
**D)** Chauvet Cave

Which prehistoric artwork, archaeological culture, or art-historical concept is described below?

*Carved pelvic bone of an extinct camelid from Tequixquiac, central Mexico (c. 14,000–7,000 BCE); the sacrum was considered a sacred, spiritual 'second skull' in Mesoamerican cosmology connecting life and rebirth.*

**A)** Camelid Sacrum in the Shape of a Canine
**B)** Tlatilco Figurine
**C)** Anthropomorphic Stele
**D)** Jade Cong

Which prehistoric artwork, archaeological culture, or art-historical concept is described below?

*Neolithic rock painting in Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria (c. 6,000–4,000 BCE) depicting a horned female deity or shaman in ritual motion with body paint and raffia garments, reflecting a lush prehistoric Sahara.*

**A)** Running Horned Woman
**B)** Apollo 11 Stones
**C)** Venus of Willendorf
**D)** Female Deity from Nukuoro

Which prehistoric artwork, archaeological culture, or art-historical concept is described below?

*Painted terra cotta funerary vase from Susa, Iran (c. 4,200–3,500 BCE) featuring stylized geometric animals, including an ibex with oversized circular horns, hunting dogs, and long-necked aquatic birds.*

**A)** Beaker with Ibex Motifs (Susa Beaker)
**B)** Terra Cotta Fragment (Lapita)
**C)** Black-on-Black Vessel
**D)** David Vases

Which prehistoric artwork, archaeological culture, or art-historical concept is described below?

*Sandstone monolith from the Arabian Peninsula (c. 4th millennium BCE) featuring a stylized human form with a belted dagger and sword, likely functioning as a grave marker or ancestor memorial.*

**A)** Anthropomorphic Stele (Arabian Peninsula)
**B)** Jade Cong
**C)** Ambum Stone
**D)** Moai on Platform

Which prehistoric artwork, archaeological culture, or art-historical concept is described below?

*Carved nephrite square jade tube with a cylindrical hollow interior from the Liangzhu culture, China (c. 3,300–2,200 BCE) engraved with biomorphic face patterns, symbolizing heaven (circle) and earth (square).*

**A)** Jade Cong (Liangzhu Culture)
**B)** Bi Disk
**C)** David Vases
**D)** Funeral Banner of Lady Dai

Which prehistoric artwork, archaeological culture, or art-historical concept is described below?

*Neolithic megalithic monument in Wiltshire, England (c. 2,500–1,600 BCE) constructed in a circular ditch (henge) using sarsen stones with post-and-lintel construction (mortise-and-tenon joints) aligned with the summer solstice sunrise.*

**A)** Stonehenge (Wiltshire, England)
**B)** Newgrange Tumulus
**C)** Carnac Stones
**D)** Göbekli Tepe