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... Period . With the increased dryness and change of fauna following the glacial retreat of the last Wisconsin substage ( approxi- mately 7500 BC ) , the inhabitants of Middle America were forced to turn from big - game hunting to other ...
... Period . With the increased dryness and change of fauna following the glacial retreat of the last Wisconsin substage ( approxi- mately 7500 BC ) , the inhabitants of Middle America were forced to turn from big - game hunting to other ...
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... period 75 Architecture Sculpture Akkadian period 78 Architecture Sculpture Sumerian revival 78 Assyrian period 79 Architecture Sculpture Painting and decorative arts Neo - Babylonian period 81 Syro - Palestinian arts and architecture 81 ...
... period 75 Architecture Sculpture Akkadian period 78 Architecture Sculpture Sumerian revival 78 Assyrian period 79 Architecture Sculpture Painting and decorative arts Neo - Babylonian period 81 Syro - Palestinian arts and architecture 81 ...
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... period , c . 1675-1750 Classical period , c . 1750-1825 Early Romantic period , c . 1825-55 Late Romantic period , c . 1855-1900 The 20th century Structural elements Form Melody Harmony Texture Style Audiences Fugue 576 Elements of the ...
... period , c . 1675-1750 Classical period , c . 1750-1825 Early Romantic period , c . 1825-55 Late Romantic period , c . 1855-1900 The 20th century Structural elements Form Melody Harmony Texture Style Audiences Fugue 576 Elements of the ...
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