Please answer the following questions by writing in the submission box. Quiz one questions:
- Who created the cave paintings in Europe and how long ago? What was their lifeway, describe them?
- List and briefly explain the common theories behind their motivation for creating the cave paintings? Do we know their motivations?
- List the three main European caves that were talked about in lecture. List them in order from the cave that contains the oldest cave art to the most recently created cave art?
- Describe and give some examples of how humans were depicted in the prehistoric art of the caves ?
- Describe the current crisis affecting the cave paintings. What is causing this condition and what are we doing to solve this problem?
Further reading- Read the article in the link below for your own interest OR read it and write a short summary and submit it at the end of Unit 1 quiz submission for a few extra credit points (max. points possible =3).
Neanderthals, the World’s First Misunderstood Artists, Carl Zimmer, NY Times, 2/22/18
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