A Pictorial Representation of a Rhinoceros, Variously Dated Between 59,000

question 37

Multiple Choice

A pictorial representation of a rhinoceros, variously dated between 59,000 and 23,000 years ago, may suggest:

• A) The worship of animals of this sort across wide portions of southwestern Africa
• B) An imaginative leap among prehistoric artists, who could create an animal that had not yet appeared, at least in its present form
• C) The influence of cross-continental trade, since an identical image appears in the Bradshaw paintings found in Australia
• D) Early humans' ability to create symbols that signify something other than the materials from which they were made

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Definitions:

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Diagram

A simplified drawing or plan that represents ideas, structures, or systems, typically with labels and annotations.

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