Chapter 1: The Earliest Human Societies To 2500 b.c.e.
Quiz for Analyzing the Evidence: Paleolithic Venus Figures
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Correct. The answer is d. Venus figures are small statues with enlarged breasts and buttocks. There is considerable debate about their purpose and meaning in Paleolithic society.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Venus figures are small statues with enlarged breasts and buttocks. They were created in the later Paleolithic period and have been found in many parts of Europe.
Correct. The answer is c. While scholars have proposed many theories about Venus figures, they lack sufficient evidence to reach definitive conclusions.
Incorrect. The answer is c. While scholars have proposed many theories about Venus figures, they lack sufficient evidence to reach definitive conclusions.
Correct. The answer is c. For most of human history, writing did not exist. Thus, scholars must rely on objects and other material evidence to reconstruct the Paleolithic past.
Incorrect. The answer is c. For most of human history, writing did not exist. Thus, scholars must rely on objects and other material evidence to reconstruct the Paleolithic past.
Correct. The answer is a. Nineteenth-century archaeologists thought the statues represented Paleolithic standards of beauty, just as the goddess Venus represented classical standards.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Nineteenth-century archaeologists thought the statues represented Paleolithic standards of beauty, just as the goddess Venus represented classical standards.
Correct. The answer is b. Like so much Paleolithic evidence, Venus figurines provide tantalizing evidence about early human cultures, but evidence that is not easy to interpret.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Like so much Paleolithic evidence, Venus figurines provide tantalizing evidence about early human cultures, but evidence that is not easy to interpret.