[edit] Pre-Columbian period Main article: Pre-Columbian The earliest known inhabitants of what is now the United States are thought to have arrived in Alaska by crossing the Bering land bridge‚ at least 14‚000 30‚000 years ago.[10] Some of these groups migrated south and east‚ and over time spread throughout the Americas. These were the ancestors to modern Native Americans in the United States and Alaskan Native peoples‚ as well as all indigenous peoples of the Americas. Many indigenous peoples
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pace. Phonics become easier and is less complicated to understand as a young child. There are multiple theories describing how a little kids brain is more developed in learning complex subjects when compared to adult minds. The Critical Period Hypothesis “is a period during the early life of a [human] when some property develops rapidly‚ and is more susceptible to alteration by the environment” (Daw 1). Noam Chomsky proposed a language acquisition device in the brain that helps children naturally or
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Lenneberg formed the Critical Period Hypothesis theory which contends that language is innate but has to be attained before the age of puberty or else the ability to learn language ebbs (as a result of the lateralization of the brain). 1 At present‚ the Critical Period Hypothesis theory is widely accepted by numerous linguists. Evidence has been presented that there is a limited time when the brain is malleable (in terms of language). Studies such as‚ linguistically isolated children (a.k.a. feral
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INTRODUCTON Philippine literature is the literature associated with the Philippines and includes the legends of prehistory‚ and the colonial legacy of the Philippines. Most of the notable literature of the Philippines was written during the Spanish period and the first half of the 20th century in Spanish language. Philippine literature is written in Spanish‚ English‚ Tagalog‚ and/or other native Philippine language. DEFINITION OF LITERATURE The word literature is derived from the Latin term Litera
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A sensitive period refers to “a special sensibility which a creature acquires in its infantile state" (Montessori‚ 1966‚ p.38). Such sensitive periods were first discovered in insects by the Dutch scientist Hugo de Vries‚ but according to Montessori‚ can also be found in children and are very important to consider in teaching. Each sensitive period is a "transient disposition and is limited to the acquisition of a particular trait" (Montessori‚ 1966‚ p.38). Once the sensitive period is over‚ the
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extinct Trilobites died Brachiopods died Graptolites died An ice age was blamed for this mass extinction They think climate change was the cause for this Fall in sea level Messed up the chemistry of the oceans 443 Mya End of Ordovician period Start of Silurian period Late Devonian mass extinction 3 quarters of all species went extinct Reefs got a hard hit Much of the sea bed became devoid of oxygen Nothing could be near the sea bed except for bacteria Could of been multiple extinction over several
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Music in the Baroque Period Music is in everyone’s lives these days. You always see people with headphones in their ears or jamming out in their cars. Many people listen to music in the privacy of their homes‚ where they can listen to music as loud as they want and can sing along and not have anyone look at them funny. But do all these people who listen to music on a daily basis really know where it came from? A lot of people will say that Michael Jackson is the king of pop or that Elvis was the
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The Anglo Saxon period is the oldest known period of time that had a complex culture with stable government‚ art‚ and a fairly large amount of literature. Many people believe that the culture then was extremely unsophisticated‚ but it was actually extremely advanced for the time. Despite the many advancements‚ the period was almost always in a state of war. Despite this fact‚ the Anglo-Saxon period is a time filled with great advancements and discoveries in culture‚ society‚ government‚ religion
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Hellenistic Period The Hellenistic Period was a new cultural age influence by Alexander the Great. It started after the death of Alexander and ended with the rise of Roman domination. After the death of Alexander the Great‚ his empire split up into smaller kingdoms and the Romans began to gain power. During this period‚ Greek ideas and culture was spread‚ hence the name Hellenic meaning Greek. Greek culture expanded from modest‚ localized city-states to large‚ open communities. The art in this period pushed
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Japanese Edo period is the time between 1603 and 1868 when ancient Japan was under the leadership of Tokugawa Shogunate. The period was marked with strict social order. One of the notable strict orders during this period was the rules that guided the marriage of women. There was a marriage between the higher authorities and the one among the common members of the society. The rich and high class were known as samurai‚ and a clear distinction of rules regarding marriage existed between them The third
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