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1
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When did Homosapiens appear?

A

Around 400,000 years ago.

2
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Paleolithic refers to what in greek?

A

“Old Stone”

3
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What 3 phases is the Paleolithic period divided in?

A

Lower, Middle and Upper

4
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The division of the Paleolithic period is based on what.

A

Objects found in layers of excavation.

5
Q

Paleolithic and the Neolithic both make up what age?

A

Stone Age

6
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What did humans make long before art?

A

Tools

7
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The first tools have been found at sites such as?

A

Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

8
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What years did the homeosapiens replace the neanderthal in the world?

A

Aroung 38,000-33,000 BCE

9
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Why did we outlast the neanderthals?

A

Because of our mental capability to survive.

10
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The world’s earliest pieces of art came from where?

A

South Africa, 77,000 BCE Blomber’s Cave.

11
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What were the first pieces of art?

A

2 blocks of red ocher.

12
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What were the 2 blocks of red ocher used for?

A

Possibly Crayons

13
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The Lion Human is from where and dates back to what?

A

Hohlenstein Germany, 30,000-26,000 BCE

14
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Most human figurines in the Upper Paleolithic Period are what?

A

Female

15
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The most famous of the figureines of the Upper Paleolithic period is the what?

A

Woman from Willendorf

16
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Woman from Willendorf came from what country at what era?

A

Austria at 24,000 BCE

17
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Leroy Mcdermott;s theory was that the female figurines were what?

A

The artists were pregnant women that were looking down at their bodies, this explaines the small feet of the sculptures.