Chapter 1
Imagination unleashed through the ages
Chapter 2
Interactive tech and the digital canvas
Chapter 3
Identity and the power of the individual
Chapter 4
Impact that changes the world
Ch 1 · Imagination unleashed through the ages
lupita12 Chauvet Cave Charcoal Drawings
Add an extra leg, see the bison run! (Yeah, it's running!) Our first animation has just begun! (Oh, it's moving!)
lupita12 Chauvet Cave's prehistoric animal drawings represent the dawn of human artistic imagination
007skaty Discovered in 1994, Chauvet Cave's paintings from 36,000 years ago reveal how flickering firelight brought animal drawings to life.
Quiz
What natural light source did Paleolithic artists use to make Chauvet Cave drawings appear to move?
Quiz
In which European country is the famous Chauvet Cave, home to some of the world's oldest motion-style art, located?
Quiz
Which ancient Mesoamerican civilization carved the colossal stone heads found in San Lorenzo, Mexico?
Fun Fact
Chauvet Cave art: Prehistoric artists used charcoal and firelight to create the world's earliest known 'animated' animal drawings 36,000 years ago.
007skaty Ancient Sanxingdui artisans crafted giant bronze masks with fantastical designs
BETA
007skaty Assemble the dreamlike bronze masks to discover the secrets of this ancient civilization.
Quiz
What unusual feature dominates the design of the largest bronze masks found at Sanxingdui?
Quiz
In which Chinese province were the mysterious, giant-eyed bronze masks of Sanxingdui discovered in 1986?
Glossary
imagination (noun)
The faculty or action of forming new ideas, images, or concepts not present to the senses. Prehistoric humans harnessed this creative power to paint France's Lascaux Cave over 17,000 years ago.
The faculty or action of forming new ideas, images, or concepts not present to the senses. Prehistoric humans harnessed this creative power to paint France's Lascaux Cave over 17,000 years ago.
007skaty Lalibela Rock Churches
They carved from the top down into the ground, a sacred city from a single block of stone.
Quiz
In which modern African nation can you find the eleven medieval churches carved directly into solid volcanic rock?