1. Cave Paintings and Religion

2. What does prehistoric art tell us?
Prehistoric art shows us that homo-sapiens were capable of complex thoughts.
Subjects of cave paintings included prehistoric animals, people, and other abstract ideas.

3. What does prehistoric art tell us?
It is unknown why they created cave paintings.
Some experts believe that hunter- gatherers believed that paintings would give them power over the animals they hunted.

4. Prehistoric Art and Religion
Cave painting and other art also suggests how humans reacted to what they thought were mysterious and powerful forces.
This religious art was an important part of culture.

5. Prehistoric Art and Religion
Religion goes beyond survival and expresses a deeper meaning and understanding of the world.
Evidence suggests that early people believed that the natural world was filled with spirits, a belief known as animism.

6. By the end of Paleolithic Era:
The End of An Era
By the end of Paleolithic Era:
people had adapted to new ways of life,
developed a spoken language
invented many life changing tools.

7. Cave Art Assignment Create your own cave art.
Draw your interests and hobbies as the cave art.
Example:
I like Harry Potter and videogames. I would draw the house animals and the Ps4 logo, as well as video game logos.
Make sure the background is brown or stone colored.

8. Interactive Cave with Cave Painting Tour
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