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What is ANIMISM?
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The belief that the forces of nature are inhabited by spirits
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What is CULTURE?
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The sum total of those things (including traditions, techniques, material goods, and symbol systems) that people have invented, developed, and transmitted
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What is CUNEIFORM?
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"WEDGE-SHAPED"
one of humankind's earliest writing systems, consisting of wedge shaped marks impressed into clay by means of a reed stylus |
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What is a DOLMEN?
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A stone tomb formed by two posts capped by a lintel
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What is a HEIROGLYPH?
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Greek = sacred sign
-the pictograph script of ancient Egypt |
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What is a HOMINID?
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Any of a family of bipedal primate mammals, including modern humans and their ancestors, the earliest of which is AUSTRALOPITHECUS
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What is an IDEOGRAM?
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A sign that represents an idea or a thing
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What is LOST WAX?
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What is a MEGALITH?
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A large, roughly shaped stone, often used in ancient architectural construction
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What is a PHONOGRAM?
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A sign that represents a sound
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What is a PICTOGRAPH?
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A pictoral symbol used in humankind's earliest systems of writing
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What is a POLYCHROME?
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Having many or various colors
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What is a POST-AND-LINTEL?
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The simplest form of architectural contruction, consisting of vertical members (posts) and supporting horizontals(lintels).
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What is PREHISTORY?
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The study of history before written words
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What is a STELE?
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An upright stone slab or pillar
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