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The caves of Altimira
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-Were the first Paleolithic caves discovered in Europe
-Were initially dismissed by scholars as a hoax -Includes images of bison |
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Shamanism is...
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-The belief that certain people can mediate between this world and the spirit world.
-Probably involved hallucinations. -Is practiced by hunter-gatherer communities still in existence. |
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Chauvet Cave contains...
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-The oldest cave images.
-Most recently discovered Paleolithic era cave paintings. -Preserved footprints of a child from over 35,000 years ago. |
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What did the historical site of Catalhoyuk challenge?
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Challenged previous Neolithic worldview focused on representations of the female body, human fertility, and cults of the Mother Goddess.
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Humans engineered complex shelters out of mammoth bones during the Upper Paleolithic period. T/F?
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True
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The _________ encountered at Newgrange may have induced hallucinations.
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Entoptic motifs
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Tear-drop shaped axes...
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-Were made by our hominid ancestors before they had the power of speech.
-May have had a social function. -May have been a status symbol. |
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What kind of evidence shows that modern humans migrated out of Africa, across Asia, into Europe, and finally to Australia and the Americas between 100,000 and 35,000 years ago?
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Archeological
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What was the earliest known Prehistoric cave painting and what year was it discovered?
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Chauvet, discovered in 1994.
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Current theories and observations about the cultural context for the Paleolithic cave paintings include...
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-The idea that they were used to teach novice hunters.
-An association with Shamanism. -The notion that the images depict actual animals and behavior. |
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The word "Neolithic" means?
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New stone
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There are numerous realistic renderings of humans in Paleolithic caves. T/F?
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False
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Stone Henge is connected to a nearby site built of wood called:
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Durrington Walls
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Some Paleolithic caves feature relief sculptures. T/F?
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True
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The term "lower" with respect to the Paleolithic period refers to:
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The deepest layer of excavations.
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Many megalithic structures are associated with:
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Death.
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