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    At which site have the remains of what appear to be the oldest stone temples been discovered? Göbekli Tepe Jericho Newgrange Hagar Qim Question 2 1 / 1 pts In which area did humans first make the transition to agriculture and raising stock? The United Kingdom Anatolia and Mesopotamia Western Europe Southeast Asia Question 3 1 / 1 pts The image of a cat-like animal painted in black on a gray stone. The stone is broken vertically down the middle. On which continent was this painting discovered? Europe Africa Asia Antarctica IncorrectQuestion 4 0 / 1 pts Prehistoric artists wrote down their thoughts, feelings, and artistic process for later generations of artists and others to read. True False Question 5 1 / 1 pts Humans were making art long before they invented writing or farming. True False Question 6 1 / 1 pts The prehistoric figurines that represent humans are almost all male. True False Question 7 1 / 1 pts The appearance of which subject distinguishes paintings produced in the Neolithic period from those in the Paleolithic period? Animals Landscape flora Sea creatures Human figures Question 8 1 / 1 pts The fortress town at Jericho could have come into existence only because of the advanced development of which human activity? Warfare Trade Agriculture

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    Cremation Question 9 1 / 1 pts The Neolithic murals at Çatal Höyük demonstrate the continued importance of what activity? Hunting Farming Trade Warfare Question 10 1 / 1 pts A standing human figure with a cat?s head carved from ivory. The carving has a small head compared to its long body. The use of which material suggests that this object was important to its creator? Ivory Pebbles Stone Wood Question 11 1 / 1 pts The image of a cat-like animal painted in black on a gray stone slab. The slab is broken vertically down the middle. This drawing is an example of what universal Paleolithic painting convention? Three-quarter view Outline technique Profile view Frontal view Question 12 1 / 1 pts A standing human figure with a cat?s head carved from ivory. The carving has a small head compared to its long body. This human with feline (lion?) head sculpture was found in which country? Germany France Spain Belgium Question 13 1 / 1 pts A cave painting in black shows two animals, a bird and a person. A large four- legged animal has horns and fur sticking out from its body. Its head is turned toward the back of its body as if it is looking over its shoulder. In front of and below the animal is an elongated stick figure of a person lying on the ground. Below the man is a bird with very long legs. To the left is an incomplete painting of a four-legged animal. This painting at Lascaux is exceptional as the earliest depiction of what figure?

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