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- Sumer (14409 bytes)
2: ...-[[Cuneiform (script)|cuneiform]] script may precede any other form of writing, and dates to no later ...
5: ...' ethnic group. Sumerian itself is generally regarded as a [[language isolate]] in [[Linguistics]] bec...
10: ...arious [[city-state]]s, each centered on a temple dedicated to the patron [[god]] of the city and rule...
12: ...of almost incessant warfare over water rights, trade routes, and tribute from nomadic tribes.
14: ...stence is authenticated through archaeological evidence, is that of [[Enmebaragesi]] of Kish, whose na... - Marimba (4188 bytes)
2: ...re arranged as those of a [[piano]], with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natura...
4: ...ey widths are constant along its entire length, modern marimba keys are usually short (both lengthwise...
6: ...p"), the Musser grip, and the [[Stevens grip]] (made popular by [[Leigh Howard Stevens]]). Each grip h...
10: Modern marimba uses include solo performances, percussion ensembles, marimba ...
13: ...onators; in more sophisticated versions carved wooden resonators are substituted, allowing for more pr... - Turtle (6271 bytes)
2: ...4.jpg|240px]] | caption =Sea Turtle. Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A...
12: ...oday. When a turtle is in its egg the temperature determines whether it's male or female: a higher tem...
14: ...e lived longer than 150 years. The [[Tui Malila|oldest tortoise on record]] is known to have lived at ...
16: ...n more ancient [[clade]] [[Anapsida]], which includes groups such as the [[procolophonoid]]s, [[miller...
17: ...le_tortoise.jpg|thumb|300px|Tortiose Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip A... - Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins (8143 bytes)
13: ...s are now highly endangered, largely due to beach development and over-hunting.
15: ==Description==
21: ...known to have lived longer than 150 years. The oldest tortoise on record is [[Tui Malila]], known to ...
23: ...ies, temperature determines whether an pot[[egg]] develops into a male or a female: a higher temperatu...
25: ...ugh they spend large proportions of their lives underwater, turtles are air-breathing reptiles, and mu... - Assyrian (19682 bytes)
3: ...hemselves as [[Aramaean]]s, [[Syriac]]s and [[Chaldean]]s. They are the survivors of the formerly exte...
5: ...ed the world's first empire in recorded history under [[Sargon I]]. At its peak, the empire encompasse...
7: ...n Church of the East]] ([[Nestorian]]), the [[Chaldean Catholic Church]], or the [[Syrian Orthodox Chu...
13: Assyrians speak Modern Eastern Aramaic, often called [[Syriac]]. Withi...
16: *Eastern Syriac ([[Assyrian Neo-Aramaic]], [[Chaldean Neo-Aramaic]], etc., spoken in Iraq, Syria and...
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