ART HISTORY 1 UNIT 2 MILESTONE ACTUAL
TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS ANSWERS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ 2. Great Hall of the Bulls
Location: Cave walls near Lascaux, France
Artist: N/A
Date: 15,000-13,000 B.C.E
Culture: (probably) ancient French
Period/Style: Prehistoric, Paleolithic
Material/Technique: Rock painting; contours to show volume of the
animals
Theme(s): Hunting, survival, food
Form: Color is used to distinguish one animal from another. Lines
and shapes are used to show figures of animals. Movement can also
be seen in the running bulls. Scale was probably used to bring
attention to more important/significant animals.
Function: Prehistoric hunters believed that they had control of the
animals by painting them on the walls. They also believed the more
lifelike the animal was, the more magical power the animal had.
Maybe, the art was used to keep record of hunting events and kills.
Content: Bulls and other animals running.
, Context: The painting took place in France, and has to do with
hunter-gatherer society,. Answer:
◉ 3. Camelid Sacrum in the shape of a canine
Location: Tequixquiac, Central Mexico
Artist: N/A
Date: 14,000-7,000 B.C.E
Culture: (probably) Mesoamerican
Period/Style: Prehistoric, Paleolithic
Medium/Material: Carved (animal) pelvic bones
Theme(s): importance of animals, spirituality
Form: Form utilized to show a shape of a canine; shadows.
Function: Housed spiritual essence of a hunted animal; ceremonial
mask
Content: ...
Context: Used as a mask, traditionally thought to be simultaneously
located in an Otherworld. Answer:
◉ 4. Running Horned Woman
Location: Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria
Artist: N/A
Date: 6,000-4,000 B.C.E
TEST PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS ANSWERS
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ 2. Great Hall of the Bulls
Location: Cave walls near Lascaux, France
Artist: N/A
Date: 15,000-13,000 B.C.E
Culture: (probably) ancient French
Period/Style: Prehistoric, Paleolithic
Material/Technique: Rock painting; contours to show volume of the
animals
Theme(s): Hunting, survival, food
Form: Color is used to distinguish one animal from another. Lines
and shapes are used to show figures of animals. Movement can also
be seen in the running bulls. Scale was probably used to bring
attention to more important/significant animals.
Function: Prehistoric hunters believed that they had control of the
animals by painting them on the walls. They also believed the more
lifelike the animal was, the more magical power the animal had.
Maybe, the art was used to keep record of hunting events and kills.
Content: Bulls and other animals running.
, Context: The painting took place in France, and has to do with
hunter-gatherer society,. Answer:
◉ 3. Camelid Sacrum in the shape of a canine
Location: Tequixquiac, Central Mexico
Artist: N/A
Date: 14,000-7,000 B.C.E
Culture: (probably) Mesoamerican
Period/Style: Prehistoric, Paleolithic
Medium/Material: Carved (animal) pelvic bones
Theme(s): importance of animals, spirituality
Form: Form utilized to show a shape of a canine; shadows.
Function: Housed spiritual essence of a hunted animal; ceremonial
mask
Content: ...
Context: Used as a mask, traditionally thought to be simultaneously
located in an Otherworld. Answer:
◉ 4. Running Horned Woman
Location: Tassili n'Ajjer, Algeria
Artist: N/A
Date: 6,000-4,000 B.C.E
