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🖼AP Art History
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🖼AP Art History

FRQ 3 – Visual Analysis (Short Essay)
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Unit 1: Global Prehistory, 30,000-500 bce
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3. The work shown is the Carnac Alignments, created by Neolithic communities in Brittany, ca. 4500-3300 BCE. This work is not from the required image set.

Describe at least two visual characteristics of the work.

Using specific visual evidence, explain how the creators establish a sense of rhythm and direction in the work.

Using specific visual evidence, explain how the work suggests a ritual or ceremonial pathway.

Using specific visual or contextual evidence, explain how the Carnac Alignments demonstrate continuity with broader Neolithic megalithic traditions.

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