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Paleolithic
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35,000 to 12,000 BCE
Hunting and gathering for food |
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Mesolithic
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12,000 to 8,000 BCE
Intensified gathering and domestication of the dog |
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Neolithic
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from 8,000 BCE
Domestication of plants and animals and construction of dwellings |
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BCE
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"Before the Common Era"
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CE
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Common Era
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ca.
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short for the Latin word "circa" which means "around."
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twisted perspective
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presents the profile of the subject (see detail left), but also a complete (and therefore most descriptive) view of its anatomy. A true profile would obscure, for instance, one of the horns and two of the legs.
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ocher
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an impure iron ore which is usually yellow and sometimes red)
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composite view
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This perspective presents the humans with the head and legs in profile, while the torso shows a frontal view, offering the viewer the most "informative" picture possible.
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narrative art
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the elements in a work of art are arranged to tell a story
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ziggurats
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the urban centers were built around a great temple (dedicated to the particular city's deity) that itself was elevated on a series of platforms
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