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Visual Analysis

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Explain why calling a prehistoric figure a "woman" instead of "Venus" frees us to think about the object in new and different ways.

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Describe ways in which line, one of the visual elements, can be highly expressive.

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What is abstraction as a term used in discussion of art?

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Refer to at least three works of art in explaining how Paleolithic works of art show an aesthetic sense.

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Refer to at least three works of art that demonstrate the human ability to pose and solve problems.

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What might account for the fact that we sometimes find prehistoric paintings done over older prehistoric paintings?

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What do you regard as the most likely reason for the creation of prehistoric paintings?

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What evidence is there that some megalithic monuments, such as Stonehenge, may have had a relationship to celestial events in the calendar?

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Examine the works of art discussed in this chapter. Compare the dates of the objects. What "qualifies" a work as being "prehistoric?"

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