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What kind of art was the first art?
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First portable, then cave art.
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What is at Grotte Chauvet?
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Images of predator animals on cave walls that seem to have no origin. Overlapping figures suggest movement, and contours of the cave were used to accent pictures.
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What is found at Lascaux?
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Horses and aurochs, often with elaboration.
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What are early examples of human figures?
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Venus figurines were found in Willendorf, Austria. They had blank faces, and show evidence for the innovation of textile. They have exaggerated secondary sex characteristics.
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What methods do Shipman & Belgley present to discern meaning behind upper Paleolithic cave art?
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Why did Vikings earn the reputation of brutal barbarians?
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They were farmers, but due to power struggles, chieftans raided easy targets for wealth.
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