Chapter Summary

After reading Chapter 1, you should be able to:

• Trace the cultural and artistic changes from Paleolithic to Neolithic.

• Define the categories and techniques of sculpture.

• Identify the works and the terms in the chapter.

• Discuss the different theories of cave art.

• Compare Australian with Western European and Saharan cave art.

• Describe what is meant by the Australian "Dreamtime."

• Discuss the types and development of megalithic architecture.

• Locate the main sites mentioned in the chapter on a map of Western Europe.