KS1 - Ks1 History - Art Solution

Q.1.

Ancient Egyptian artists were usually employed to decorate the walls of tombs or pyramids. They did this by...

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painting people, animals and symbols onto the walls to protect the person buried there
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draping the tomb with ribbons and balloons
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leaving some paints inside the tomb by mistake
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writing a long letter about why they loved art

Q.2.

An art movement in the 1950s focused on using photographs, comics and images from popular culture in unusual ways. This was known as...

Q.3.

Many artists throughout history have been famous for their landscape painting. Landscapes are...

Q.4.

Some modern artists painted pictures of strange items in unusual settings. They were known as...

Q.5.

Art history is important because:

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it's nice to read a book about art
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art helps historians learn about lifestyles, fashions and events through history
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historians love looking at paintings
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it helps historians decide what colours they like best

Q.6.

Pablo Picasso was a famous Spanish artist who painted in an abstract style. This was called:

Q.7.

Very early art was created by cavemen. Often, they would...

Q.8.

Some ancient churches are decorated with beautiful artwork. Which of the following would you not expect to see in a church?

Q.9.

Historians can compare works of art by the same artist in order to...

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learn more about what sort of music people listened to at the time
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decide which was the artist's favourite colour
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work out where they lived when they painted
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understand how the artist's life changed and which events might have influenced him or her

Q.10.

Even very early artists painted portraits of people. How do these portraits help historians?

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By showing them which colours the artist liked best
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By telling them more about fashion, wealth and lifestyles at the time of the painting
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By showing them which was the most popular eye colour in history
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By telling them what the subject of the portrait was thinking while they were being painted