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Language
Pictures
Calls and Whistles
Drums
Sign Language
100
This is a person who studies languages
What is a linguist
100
Scientists believe this is one of the reasons for cave art
What is religion or ceremonial rituals?
100
These people often use calls and whistles so they don't alert their prey
What is a hunter?
100
This is the biggest advantage of using drums to communicate.
What is the distance they can be heard? (Up to 16 miles!)
100
This group most widely uses sign language
What is the deaf?
200
These are TWO ways that people can communicate without speaking.
What is by using body language, gestures, and facial expressions.
200
This is a modern form of cave drawing and can be found in most major cities and rocky areas.
What is graffiti?
200
New Guinea natives might do this to signal a meeting of several villages.
What is croaking like a frog?
200
These are TWO materials used to make drums.
What is goatskin, pottery, gourds, or wood?
200
Sign language is a way of communicating without this
What is voice?
300
This is what happens to your ability to learn new languages as you get older.
What is it gets worse or more difficult.
300
This is the Greek word for rock carving
What is "petroglyph"
300
Gomerans off the coast of Africa can whistle up to this distance.
What is six miles?
300
The Ashanti of West Africa make a talking drum system by stretching this "skin" over one end of a hollowed log.
What is an elephant ear?
300
The first school for the deaf began in this country.
What is France?
400
These two types of words are put together to form sentences.
What are nouns and verbs?
400
This is another word for "describe" or "show"
What is depict?
400
African communities uses these TWO tools to send signals
What are whistles, flutes, and animal horns?
400
This is a type of system to send messages over a great distance by villages repeating it for their neighbors
What is a relay system?
400
This group of Indians developed a form of sign language
What is the Plains Indians?
500
All languages make a distinction among these three types of sentences.
What are statements, questions, and commands.
500
Pictures dating back 15-25 thousand years ago have been found in these
What are caves?
500
This is the most common animal imitated to send signals.
What is a bird?
500
This the the biggest disadvantage of using drums
What is a lack of privacy?
500
This common activity uses plenty of sign language
What are sports?