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Cultural Manifestations in art and first cultures - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Paleolithic (c. 1,500,000-c. 8,000 BC)
        
        The art and culture from this period were the work of the homo sapiens, who hunted using sticks and stone weapons
        . People on this era were nomads and lived in communities. The objects found from this age were mostly for useful purposes, like weapons such as daggers, harpoons and blowguns: in that way, art (that almost never have a utilitarian end) was a concept that was not grasped yet
      - Mesolithic (c. 8000-c. 6000/4000 BC)
        
        Mesolithic era was not a very important for the evolution of art. It is considered to be like a bridge between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic. The most significant aspects on this period were the ending of the Ice Age and the development of agriculture and fishing as important activities. Communities started to be settled; being nomads was not necessary anymore.
        The few art known from this period is more abstract and stylized.
      - Neolithic (c. 6000/4000-c. 2000 BC)
        
        The art expression on this time was strongly influenced by the changes in the social organization: people started settling down and the architecture began to be an important mean of expression. Big stones were arranged in certain shapes because of religious beliefs; these rocks are referred as megaliths. There are megaliths in Spain, Italy, Ireland and Britain, among other places.
- - - - Analyse the style
    - - Interpreting is to read something that is not obvious, making relations between what you know and what you see and trying to create a new message behind the artwork. Interpretation can be tricky sometimes, because if you are not cautious enough, you can see things that are not actually there. Always prove what you are saying with facts.
    - - Judging something is making a balance between all the things you know by now and decide if there is an important contribution to arts. Sometimes, artists were the first in using or perfect a specific technique Maybe you’re asking yourself: how can I know, if I am not an art critic, if a work is important or not? Well, you can use the method of art criticism and looking at the aesthetic views
        the subject view (is the subject easy to identify?), the composition view (are the elements combined? Do they have coherence and organization?), and the content view (does it successfully communicate something?). Ask yourself these questions so you can make a judgment.