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15 Cards in this Set
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Date of Prehistoric Stone age
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30,000 - 2000 BCE
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Prehistoric
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Before writting
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Pre-Historic Sub Periods
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Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Noelithic
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Paleolithic
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Old Stone Age (30,000 - 12,000 BCE)
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Sculpture in the round
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Free standing standing figure carved or molded in 3-D
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relief Sculptures
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figure projecting from a background of which they are a part of.
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Paleolithic Cave paintings found ...
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F.L.A.S.C
France, Lascaux, Altimara, Spain, Chauvet |
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Paleolithic Cave paintings
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paintsings found deep within caves of buffaloes and such
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Style and Technique of Paleolithic Cave paintings
Meaning or purpose of cave paintings |
- Animals shown in profile
- No Common Ground line - Descriptive not optical - Animals are depicted with greater detail than humans |
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Meaning or purpose of cave paintings
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Hunting Ritual
Food Creation Ritual Religion/ Mythic beliefs |
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Shamanism
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shaman acts as in intermediary between the human spirit realms and has supernatural powers.
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Mesolithic Period - Definition & Dates
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(12,000 - 8,000 BCE)
transition from nomadic hunting and gathering. Dogs domesticated. Ice glaciers recede and climate warms. |
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Neolithic Period - Definition & Dates
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(8,000 - 2,000 BCE)
Revolutionary change from hunting and gathering to food production and animal donestication. |
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Neolithic period in the Near East
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Agriculture and first permanent settlements developed
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Neolithic Towns
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Jericho and Catal Hoyuk
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