Required works: AP art history Overview Guide: Global Prehistory 30,000–500 B.C.E. Ever wondered... why study art of the past? By Smarthistory The reason people study the art of the past are varied - but all agree, it can tell us a lot about our own world. Learn more Common questions about dates By Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker Where to begin? Depending on the calendar, it all starts with Christ’s birth, the new moon, or Pope Gregory. Learn more Paleolithic art, an introduction By Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker One of the defining traits of humans is our drive to make art, and this desire to create is as old as our species. Learn more The Neolithic revolution By Dr. Senta German In the most important development in human history, Neolithic people took the first step toward civilization. Learn more Neolithic period in China, an introduction By National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Recent archaeological evidence suggests that a number of distinct cultures developed simultaneously across China, all along waterways in the Neolithic period Learn more Glossary for Global Prehistory By Smarthistory A glossary related to AP Art History Content 1: Global Prehistory. Learn more
Ever wondered... why study art of the past? By Smarthistory The reason people study the art of the past are varied - but all agree, it can tell us a lot about our own world. Learn more
Common questions about dates By Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker Where to begin? Depending on the calendar, it all starts with Christ’s birth, the new moon, or Pope Gregory. Learn more
Paleolithic art, an introduction By Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker One of the defining traits of humans is our drive to make art, and this desire to create is as old as our species. Learn more
The Neolithic revolution By Dr. Senta German In the most important development in human history, Neolithic people took the first step toward civilization. Learn more
Neolithic period in China, an introduction By National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution Recent archaeological evidence suggests that a number of distinct cultures developed simultaneously across China, all along waterways in the Neolithic period Learn more
Glossary for Global Prehistory By Smarthistory A glossary related to AP Art History Content 1: Global Prehistory. Learn more
