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    with a sound and represent tangible objects. ☼ This sun represents what a pictogram probably looked like. The Sumerian writing of cuneiform is a pictogram language. 3. Phonogram- Phonogram is a phonetic alphabet and represents sounds and syllables. An advanced form of Phonogram is our own alphabet where when we see symbols like “A” we know it sounds like “Ah”. 4. Proliterate- Proliterate stands for first writing‚ much like how a prototype is the first try of a product. When talking about Proliterate

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    7.0 ECONOMIC Economy of Vietnam is developing planned-market economy. In a centrally planned economy‚ the central economic planning by the government controls all major sectors of the economy and formulates all decisions about the use of resources and the distribution of output. Planners decide what should be produced and direct lower-level enterprises to produce those goods in accordance with national and social objectives. In 2010‚ it was estimated that Gross Domestic Profit (GDP) is $ 276

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    most prevalent. It has a firm hold in Myanmar’s culture along with an observance of animism‚ or the worship of ancestors (nat). In Myanmar culture‚ there are many Myanmar festivals and celebrations held that correlate with nat. Nat also has influence on the practice of Myanmar traditional medicine in Myanmar religion Burma. There are other religions in Myanmar‚ but they are not as widespread as Buddhism and animism. Some of the beliefs found include Christianity (Baptists) in Myanmar hill areas and

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    Acorn Packet – Review Questions: Packet 1 – Foundations and Classical Eras Technological and Environmental transformations and the Organization and reorganization of human societies 8000 B.C.E. – 600 C.E. Answer each part of each question below as thoroughly as possible using your textbook‚ chapter outlines‚ review books‚ and class work. 1. How did the use of fire/tools change civilization? Describe the characteristics of hunter-gatherer societies. -The rise of writing in cuneiform tablets

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    includes many basic tools and weapons of primitive societies. Language According to the philologists‚ the Marma language belongs to the Burmese group of Tibeto-Burman language family (Nue 2007). The Marma alphabet ’Marmaza’ or ’Marimacha’ originates from the ’ancient sub-continental Brahmin alphabet that had left-to-right writing style. It is known from a book on the ancient history of Burma‚ entitled‚ Mraina Samoing Rajwong that the people of Krishna and Godabar’ areas of south India migrated to several

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    regional beliefs originating from animism as well as ancestor worship. Ninety-five percent of the population is Buddhist while four percent are Muslims‚ half percent are found to be Christians and the remainder is Sikhs and Hindus. Islam is found in the most southern tip of Thailand The Thai culture is considered to be the sister culture to Cambodia. The national language in Thailand is considered the "Thai language." Thai language is written in its own alphabet but there are many other dialects

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    There is no question that the digital world has transformed the way humans think‚ act‚ and most importantly form relationships with the people‚animals‚and natural settings around them. However David Abram in Chapter 4 “ Animism and the Alphabet” from his novel The Spell of the Sensuous ‚ brings our attention to the idea that literacy and the process of becoming a species that depends on the written word to communicate has pushed us into the environmental crisis which we encounter today. Abram begins

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    Cognitive Development in Children Elteen Herman Sinte Gleska University PY 100 General Psychology Haelee Engel December 12‚ 2012 Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………… Cognitive Development What is Cognitive Development? ………………………………………………………………… Piaget’s Theory on Learning ………………………………………………………………. How Cognitive learning can differ through cultures………………………………………. Cognitive Teaching Identifying children who may have a learning disability………………………………… What parents and teacher

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    assume that subjects of instruction that is being taught inside the house deals with tribal rules/codes‚ instructions of faith [paganism‚ animism]‚ basic counting system [I believe that there should be since early Filipinos [or should we say Indio] were already exchanging trades with neighboring Asian countries]‚ and basic literacy [the Alibata‚ our local alphabet system and local language].      B.  Spanish period During the Spanish period‚ education became organized.  A major educational reform was

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    AP World History Study Guide General Terms to Study: Unit 1: history concepts/Prehistory Prehistory - Refers to the long period of time before people invented systems of writing. The Five Themes of Geography - Location refers to the relative or absolute location of places. Relative location describes a place with respect to its environment and its connection to other places. Absolute location provides a definite reference to locate a place. The reference can be latitude and longitude‚ a street

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