A work of art is considered prehistoric if it is:

Question

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Responses

more than 5,000 years old
more than 5,000 years old

from a culture that already possessed written language
from a culture that already possessed written language

found in a cave
found in a cave

not known when it was produced
not known when it was produced

Answer 1

All of the answers are correct. A work of art is considered prehistoric if it was created more than 5,000 years ago, is from a culture that did not possess written language at the time, is found in a cave, and the exact production date is unknown.

Answer 2

Why are prehistoric works of art designated as such?
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Because they cannot be dated.
Because they cannot be dated.

Because they cannot be attributed to a particular artist.
Because they cannot be attributed to a particular artist.

Because they were painted in a cave.
Because they were painted in a cave.

Because the society that created them did not yet possess written language.

Answer 3

The correct response is: Because the society that created them did not yet possess written language. Prehistoric works of art are designated as such because they were created by cultures that did not have written language at the time.

Answer 4

Which of the following are sites of early cave paintings?

I. Altamira, Spain
II. Lascaux, France
III. Willendorf, Austria
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Responses

I only
I only

I and II only.
I and II only.

I, II, and III
I, II, and III

None of these.
None of these.