What You’ll Learn: Prehistory

In Module Two we will examine the Prehistoric period with a focus on the Paleolithic and Neolithic eras.

Learning Activities

The learning activities for this module include:

What is Prehistory?

• READ: Key Learning Terms (5 minutes)
• READ: Prehistoric Art — An Outline (20 minutes)
• WATCH: History and prehistory | The Origin of Humans and Human Societies (11 minutes)
• READ: Introduction to Prehistoric Art, 20,000–8000 B.C.E. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History (15 minutes)

Paleolithic

• WATCH AND READ: Prehistoric Art: Paleolithic Origins (10:00 minutes)
• WATCH: Nude Woman (“Venus” of Willendorf) (4:19 minutes)
• READ: Paleolithic Art Explained (5 minutes)
• EXPLORE: VIRTUAL tour of Lascaux Caves (15 minutes)
• EXPLORE: VIRTUAL tour of Chauvet Cave (15 minutes)
• READ: Were the First Artists Mostly Women? (5 minutes)
• READ: African Hunting Ritual (5 minutes)
• WATCH: Traditional Knowledge of the Jaguar Shamans of Yurupari (10 minutes)

Neolithic

• READ: The Neolithic Revolution (5:00 minutes)
• READ: Jericho (5:00 minutes)
• READ: Çatal Höyük (5:00 minutes)
• LOOK AROUND: Çatal Höyük Research Project (10 minutes)
• WATCH: In Focus: Skara Brae (5:31 minutes)
• READ: Stonehenge (5:00 minutes)
• WATCH: English Heritage Film on Stonehenge (9 minutes)

Total: (2 hours and 45 minutes)