AP ART HISTORY SUMMER ASSIGNMENT:
PART 2 OF 2: Complete the Global Prehistory Lecture Notes and Global Prehistory Artworks Notes assignments here (Content Area 1 Global Prehistory). You will need to complete BOTH of these assignments by the first day of class, as you will be quizzed on the Global Prehistory curriculum during your first week of school.
For the Lecture Notes, you can use the provided Notes Set template or take notes in another method that works best for you. A lecture video and accompanying Google Slides presentation have been provided for you. Copying and pasting the contents of the Slides is NOT a viable method of note-taking and will receive a failing grade.
Part 1 and 2 of the APAH Summer Work will be due the first day of class, August 13, 2025.
Lecture Slides |
Lecture Notes |
Lecture Video |
For the Prehistory Artworks Notes below, you can use the provided Notes Set template or take notes in another method that works best for you. Copying and pasting the contents of the Khan Academy articles (or any other Internet source) is NOT a viable method of note-taking and will receive a failing grade.
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Using the articles provided below in the "Artworks and Links", download the Prehistory Artwork Notes Set and take notes on each of the 11 artworks, being sure to include all of the following information: (---->)
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Prehistory Artwork Notes Set |
Artworks and Links
APOLLO 11 STONES. NAMIBIA. C. 25,500–25,300 B.C.E. CHARCOAL ON STONE.
| apollo_11_stones.pdf |
GREAT HALL OF THE BULLS. LASCAUX, FRANCE. PALEOLITHIC EUROPE. 15,000–13,000 B.C.E. ROCK PAINTING.
| hall_of_the_bulls.pdf |
CAMELID SACRUM IN THE SHAPE OF A CANINE. TEQUIXQUIAC, CENTRAL MEXICO. 14,000– 7000 B.C.E. BONE.
| camelid_sacrum.pdf |
RUNNING HORNED WOMAN. TASSILI N’AJJER, ALGERIA. 6000–4000 B.C.E. PIGMENT ON ROCK.
| running_horned_woman.pdf |
BEAKER WITH IBEX MOTIFS. SUSA, IRAN. 4200–3500 B.C.E. PAINTED TERRA COTTA.
| beaker_with_ibex_motifs.pdf |
ANTHROPOMORPHIC STELE. ARABIAN PENINSULA. FOURTH MILLENNIUM B.C.E. SANDSTONE.
| anthropomorphic_stele.pdf |
JADE CONG. LIANGZHU, CHINA. 3300–2200 B.C.E. CARVED JADE.
| jade_cong.pdf |
STONEHENGE. WILTSHIRE, UK. NEOLITHIC EUROPE. C. 2500–1600 B.C.E. SANDSTONE.
| stonehenge.pdf |
THE AMBUM STONE. AMBUM VALLEY, ENGA PROVINCE, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. C. 1500 B.C.E. GREYWACKE.
| ambum_stone.pdf |
TLATILCO FEMALE FIGURINE. CENTRAL MEXICO, SITE OF TLATILCO. 1200–900 B.C.E. CERAMIC.
| tlatilco_figurine.pdf |
TERRA COTTA FRAGMENT. LAPITA. SOLOMON ISLANDS, REEF ISLANDS. 1000 B.C.E. TERRA COTTA (INCISED).
| lapita_pottery_fragment.pdf |
