GCCCD Prehistoric Art and Venus Figurines Essay

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Welcome to our first SLO discussion assignment. Pick one and only one of the following SLO discussion choices. Complete your discussion to see all the replies. Then, pick someone to respond to for your peer post. Please remember, to be considered for the highest grades, you must cite or reference material from the readings. I accept MLA, APA, Chicago, and in text simple styles such as (Brand, Chapter 1, section 10) followed by complete citation at the end. This will apply to every discussion we do moving forward…so I don’t have to keep repeating it :). I suggest you look over the directions in the syllabus about word count and our rubric please (I want you all to do well)

This SLO assignment is designed to familiarize you with multiple thesis statements from scholars about early humans, cave art, prehistory (before writing), the Paleolithic and the neolithic, and Venus figurines. We will be viewing primary sources (in this case items/paintings from the time period) and reading secondary sources (things written about the time period) to understand these thesis statements about the meaning and purpose of artifacts. Since we will be learning about prehistory, we won’t have primary source writings (no writing in the prehistoric period), but we have other great primary sources in burials, art, artifacts, bones, and more! We will be able to recognize what may have prompted (caused) early humans to organize, create art and artifacts, and what effects/consequences doing so may have had for the development of human culture and civilizations. Finally, we will be able to recognize the historical groups who made the artifacts (Cro Magnon aka Homo sapiens Sapiens) and why they are important. Most importantly, I hope you gain an appreciation of the creative talents, hard work, and intelligence of our ancestors as they harvested their environments to make practical, functional, and beautiful artifacts.

Option A: As your slo discussion assignment choice A for this week, after reading Chapter One (Prehistory) in Early World History: An Interactive Text, and view the art work and read the descriptions at as many of the following sites as you need. You may only need one, but perhaps not. Cave Art (Links to an external site.)provides us with a great look at what our early ancestors were concerned with and focused on, and the Bradshaw foundation (Links to an external site.)website provides us with many great examples. Venus figurines (Links to an external site.)are also great primary sources that allow us to explore the prehistoric era. Please remember, to be considered for the highest grades, you must cite or reference material from the readings. I accept MLA, APA, Chicago, and in text simple styles such as (Brand, Chapter 1, section 10) followed by complete citation at the end. This will apply to every discussion we do moving forward…so I don’t have to keep repeating it 🙂

After you have read and looked at examples, post a thoughtful response of at least 350 words (you can always write it in a Word document then copy and paste so you can keep track of the length but also so you have a copy in case Canvas is malfunctioning or attach it – whichever you prefer) to the following questions on the discussion board. Blend your answers to the following questions into a nice discussion – basically what you are doing is using secondary and primary sources to construct your own thesis (position, point) about cave art and Venus figurines, just as historians do. What are the theories about the significance of cave art and the Venus figurines? What do the art and sculptures tell us about the societies that created them? What might early prehistoric religion have been like? Imagine the shaman and god (s) of this period and tell me what you think the “religion” would been like and why. Then, explain what, if anything, can we say about the position of women from viewing the Venus Figurines? Please remember, I am expecting to see examples, quotes, or paraphrased (but cited) information from our secondary sources i.e e-text and websites (and any other information you would like to share). You may include images in your posts. Respond to 1 of your peers, keeping in mind my requirements of at least a 150 work response that is not criticism or just praise (see syllabus). You will not be able to see any posts until you first post your main discussion. Then, you will see all of them so you can post a reply to someone. This is the case with every discussion we complete. I have attached the rubric we will use to grade. it is also in the syllabus. Enjoy!!!

Option B: For choice B, please discuss the principle differences between Pre-Pottery Neolithic sites such as Jericho (Links to an external site.) and ‘Ain Ghazal on the one hand, and a later Neolithic site such as Çatal Höyük (Links to an external site.) on the other? What does Çatal Höyük suggest about the increasing ability of human beings to exploit, order, and manage their environment? Please remember, I am expecting to see examples, quotes, or paraphrased (but cited) information from our secondary sources i.e e-text and websites (and any other information you would like to share). You may include images in your posts. Respond to 1 of your peers, keeping in mind my requirements for these responses (see syllabus). You will not be able to see any posts until you first post your main discussion. Then, you will see all of them so you can post a reply to someone. This is the case with every discussion we complete. I have attached the rubric we will use to grade. it is also in the syllabus. Please remember, to be considered for the highest grades, you must cite or reference material from the readings. I accept MLA, APA, Chicago, and in text simple styles such as (Brand, Chapter 1, section 10) followed by complete citation at the end. This will apply to every discussion we do moving forward…so I don’t have to keep repeating it :)Enjoy!!!