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- Pre-historic art (9744 bytes)
7: ...recent find, [[the Mask of La Roche-Cotard]] in [[France]], now suggests that Neanderthal humans may h...
9: ...es that it was decorated by someone and used as a figurine, regardless of how it may have been formed. [http...
12: ...Patterns on utilitarian objects, like the paddles from [[Tybrind Vig]], [[Denmark]], are known as well...
17: ...pomorphic figurines, often embellished by animals from the very beginning of the Neolithic discovered ...
22: ...Western and Northern Europe, notably at Carnac, [[France]], at [[Skara Brae]] in the [[Orkney Islands]... - Iron Age (8996 bytes)
1: [[image:Axe of iron from Swedish Iron Age, found at Gotland, Sweden.jpg|...
10: ...[smelting|smelted]] iron objects (distinguishable from meteoric iron by the lack of nickel in the prod...
12: == The Iron Age in Africa and India ==
13: ...[East Africa]] ([http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/CIVAFRCA/IRONAGE.HTM ''Washington State University'']) w...
15: ...ologically superior Bantu spread across southern Africa and became rich and powerful, producing iron f... - Civilization (29205 bytes)
1: ...ings related to human [[society]]. The term comes from the [[Latin]] ''civis'', meaning "citizen" or "...
5: ...their food from [[agriculture]], as distinguished from [[band society|band]] and [[tribe|tribal]] soci...
15: ...vilization is a complex society, as distinguished from simpler societies. Everyone lives in a society...
31: ...namely [[Mehrgarh]] and [[Harappa]]) and [[West Africa]], where ancient peoples grouped together to f...
39: ...ereal]] crops (see [[West Africa#Prehistory|West Africa: Prehistory]]). In [[Ancient Egypt]], [[mortar... - India (27950 bytes)
5: ...indus'' in [[Persian language|Persian]], was used from [[Mughal]] times onwards, though its contempora...
13: ...an]] kingdoms, and finally the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta d...
20: ...Image:Lightmatter vishnu1.jpg|thumb|130px|right|A figurine of [[Vishnu]], a [[Hindu]] god, in the ''Narasimh...
21: ...ndia. On [[1947-08-15]] India gained independence from British rule, later becoming a [[republic]] on ...
23: ...as a [[secular]] democracy barring a brief period from [[1975]] to [[1977]] during which the then [[Pr... - History of India (31279 bytes)
8: ...] kingdoms, and finally of the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta d...
11: Southern India suffered little or no incursion from foreign lands, which facilitated the establishm...
14: ...ed south, where the [[Hoysala Empire]] flourished from the 11th to the end of the 13th century AD, fol...
18: ...Image:Lightmatter vishnu1.jpg|thumb|130px|right|A figurine of [[Vishnu]], a [[Hindu]] god, in the ''Narasimh...
20: ... the European powers. Initial rivalry between the French and the English companies finally ended with ... - Olmec (8916 bytes)
1: ...Salvador]]. The Olmec predominated in their lands from about [[1200 BC]] to about [[400 BC]] and they ...
6: ...their language, the earliest known example dating from [[650s BC|650 BC]]. They were perhaps the origi...
11: ...he name "Olmec" to the rediscovered ruins and art from this area before it was understood that these h...
16: ...e of materials in San Lorenzo that must have come from distant locations suggests that early Olmec eli...
19: ...n representations of a divine [[jaguar]]. [[Olmec figurine]]s were also found abundantly through their perio... - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
8: ...] kingdoms, and finally of the [[Kushan Empire]]. From the [[3rd century]] onwards the [[Gupta|Gupta d...
11: Southern India suffered little or no incursion from foreign lands, which facilitated the establishm...
14: ...ed south, where the [[Hoysala Empire]] flourished from the 11th to the end of the 13th century AD, fol...
18: ...Image:Lightmatter vishnu1.jpg|thumb|130px|right|A figurine of [[Vishnu]], a [[Hindu]] god, in the ''Narasimh...
20: ... the European powers. Initial rivalry between the French and the English companies finally ended with ... - Klopotec (8027 bytes)
1: ...ird-scaring_rattle.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Klopotec from [[Slovenske Gorice]] has four wings]]
5: ...nd in some dialetcs ''klapoc''. Both words derive from '''klopotati''', that is to produce cut off, rh...
9: ...] also states that the klopotec drives [[snake]]s from the vineyard and softens the grapes.
13: ...he youngest brother of the [[Habsburg]] Emperor [[Francis I of Austria]] had it in his vineyard in [[1...
17: ... and [[Prlekija]] (of which it is a symbol), less frequently in [[Lower Carniola]] and [[White Carniol... - Civilizations (30128 bytes)
1: ...ings related to human [[society]]. The term comes from the [[Latin]] ''civis'', meaning "citizen" or "...
8: ...their food from [[agriculture]], as distinguished from [[band society|band]] and [[tribe|tribal]] soci...
25: ...vilization is a complex society, as distinguished from simpler societies. Everyone lives in a society...
41: ...namely [[Mehrgarh]] and [[Harappa]]) and [[West Africa]], where ancient peoples grouped together to f...
49: ...ereal]] crops (see [[West Africa#Prehistory|West Africa: Prehistory]]). In [[Ancient Egypt]], [[mortar... - Upper Palaeolithic (3160 bytes)
1: ...Stone Age]] as it is understood in [[Europe]], [[Africa]] and [[Asia]]. Very broadly it dates to betwe...
3: ... a more refined aesthetic sensibility. This shift from Middle to Upper Paleolithic is called the Upper...
9: ...roglyph]]s and exotic [[raw material]]s found far from their sources suggest emergent trading links. M... - Modern humans (3160 bytes)
1: ...Stone Age]] as it is understood in [[Europe]], [[Africa]] and [[Asia]]. Very broadly it dates to betwe...
3: ... a more refined aesthetic sensibility. This shift from Middle to Upper Paleolithic is called the Upper...
9: ...roglyph]]s and exotic [[raw material]]s found far from their sources suggest emergent trading links. M... - Olmec mythology (5709 bytes)
12: ...iques assume that there is a continuity extending from Olmec times through later Mesoamerican cultures...
15: ...al record, particularly in the so-called "[[Olmec figurine#transformation figures|transformation figures]]"....
22: ...ose, and bifurcated tongue. When viewed from the front, the Olmec Dragon has trough-shaped eyes; when...
24: ...om its cleft head. A carved [[celt (tool)|celt]] from Veracruz shows a representation of God III
25: , or the Maize God, growing corn from his cleft, and also shows this god with the sna... - Santa Claus (16146 bytes)
2: [[Image:Santa.jpg|right|frame|A common portrayal of Santa Claus.]]
8: ...his flying [[sled|sleigh]] lifted by [[reindeer]] from house to house to give presents to children. To...
10: ...y school, as their ability to distinguish fantasy from reality improves and older children disillusion...
15: ...dern Santa Claus is a composite character made up from the merging of two quite separate figures:
17: ...Italian merchants; a [[basilica]] was constructed from [[1087]] to receive them and a pilgrimage site... - Stone Age (17593 bytes)
4: [[Stone tool]]s were made from a variety of different kinds of stone. For exam...
6: ...read of humanity from the [[savanna]]s of [[East Africa]] to the rest of the world. It ends with the d...
8: ...lity, the succession of phases differs enormously from one [[region]] (and [[archaeological culture|cu...
11: ...ting with the first [[hominid]] tool-making in [[Africa]]. Most [[australopithecine]]s probably did no...
13: ...ology, function and the technology involved. This frequently involves an analysis of the [[lithic redu...
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