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Match the vocabulary term with its meaning.

1. anthropology
symbols used to represent sounds
2. scientific method
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the study of languages
3. cuneiform
symbols used to represent objects
4. hieroglyphs
the processes and procedures by which we acquire information
5. linguistics
pictures carved out of stone
6. petroglyphs
the study of the human race

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1- ANTHROPOLOGY --- The study of the human race

Anthropology is the science that studies human beings in an integral way, their physical characteristics as animals and their culture.

2- SCIENTIFIC METHOD --- The processes and procedures by which we acquire information

The scientific method is a methodology for obtaining new knowledge, which has historically characterized science, and which consists of systematic observation, measurement, experimentation, and the formulation, analysis and modification of hypotheses.

3- CUNEIFORM ---Symbols used to represent sounds

An ancient writing system that represents characters and words with symbols in the form of wedges and nails.

4- HIEROGLYPHS --- Symbols used to represent objects

A hieroglyph is each of the graphic signs of the writing system invented by the ancient Egyptians.

5- LINGUISTICS --- The study of languages

Linguistics is the scientific study of both the structure of natural languages and related aspects as well as their historical evolution, their internal structure and the knowledge that speakers have of their own language.

6- PETROGLYPHS --- Pictures carved out of stone

Petroglyphs are symbolic designs engraved on rocks, made by wearing their surface layer.

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Anthropology- the study of the human race
Scientific method- the process and procedures by which we acquire information
Cuneiform- symbols that were used to represent objects
Hieroglyphs- symbols used to represent sounds
Linguistics- the stud of languages
Petroglyphs- pictures carved out of stone
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