Before History: How Culture Shaped the First Art (Unit 1.1)
What can a 25,000-year-old stone tell us about the people who made it? Quite a lot!
In this episode of AP Art History in 15, Mr. Bruns takes you around the prehistoric world to explore how culture, belief systems, survival, and physical environment shaped the earliest works of art.
We’ll examine three essential AP Art History works:
Apollo 11 Stones — Africa Ambum Stone — Papua New Guinea
Tlatilco Female Figure — Central Mexico
Using the College Board’s four Cultural Understandings, we’ll explore why prehistoric art developed across the globe, how changing environments influenced artistic…
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