Content Area 1: Global Prehistory
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11 ARTWORKS - 4% of AP EXAM
NEED TO KNOW DATES:
Paleolithic Art:
30,000-8,000 BCE in the Near East
"Old Stone Age" 30,000-4,000 BCE
in Europe
(Venus of Willendorf, Lascaux Caves)
Hunter-Gatherers, Nomadic
Neolithic Art: 8,000- 3,000
BCE in the Near East
"New Stone Age" 4,000- 2,000 BCE in Europe
(Stonehenge)
Agriculture, raised livestock, organized settlements
KEY IDEAS
- Earliest works are cave paintings and portable sculptures
- Conjectures are made about the meaning of prehistoric works
- No one single function and the purpose can only be guessed
- Monuments like Stonehenge show that people were able to build structures made
of the post and lintel system.
- The need to create is one of the strongest human impulses.
- Focus on materials indigenous to the environment/geography
- Since context is largely unknown, focus on original location and content
Helpful Resources from
Mrs. McConnell's lectures on Global Prehistory, Parts 1-3
STUDENT RESOURCES
*
Elements of Art & Principles of Design on the
APAH
Introduction page. (including Formal Analysis - CCFF).
* Need to know dates & Key ideas
* Visit Khan Academy's SmartHistory AP Art History section on
Global Prehistory.
* Characteristics of artworks/architecture
* Artwork List (in Google Drive PowerPoints)
* Q Cards & Snapshot Sheets with Images
* Vocabulary
* YouTube:
Stonehenge
* Visit the
Bradshaw Foundation's website for more in-depth information on the Lascaux
Caves.
*
Smithsonian Article: "Showing Their Age: Dating Fossils and Artifacts that
Mark the Great Human Migration"
*
Stonehenge timeline (with pictures) of phases of the building of the
monument by English Heritage
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Thank you so much to Lynn Wilkinson, Mary McConnell, Valerie Park and Martha Kunz for all their
quidance and resources.
