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What Is The Character Of Intelligence In Maroo Of The Winter Caves?

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In the book Maroo of the Winter Caves by Ann Turnbull, we introduced to a group of Cro Magnon at the end of the last Ice Age in what is now France. Maroo and her people face lethal obstacles during unforgiving weathers, however, they survived. Being capable to endure such conditions would get hold of true intelligence. Maroo and her people were intelligent because they could hunt, they had a culture, and most of all the capability of crafting. Overall, a Maroo and her people weren’t some cave people who ran around banging on their chest, they showed signs of intelligence. One reason Maroo and her people were intelligent is that they had the ability to hunt. For example, (Turnbull, 8), “The hunters had approached. Otak and Maroo made out …show more content…

When Maroo and Nimai were talking about the story, Nimai mentioned the “Great Mother” and that they needed to pray to her. Another part of their culture is letting the hunters eat first. To summarize, Maroo and her people were intelligent because they had a culture. The most important reason Maroo and her people were intelligent is that they could build. For example, Maroo and her people lived such a hard time, and they had certain ways of having fun like playing the drum. Maroo and her people didn’t buy their drums from the stores, they build them. Aldo, ( Turnbull, 77) “We have to stop and build a snow house until the blizzard is over.” Maroo and her people knew how to build snow houses during the blizzard. In addition, the mare and her people were also able to build tools such as scrapers, knives, bowls, and etc. Whenever Old Mother is making warm water with dried herbs she makes fire with a bow-drill. Making fire was extremely difficult in the Ice Ages. This shows that Maroo and her people were intelligent enough to build fires. This shows that they had the intelligence of building tools which helped them survive and make their lives easier. To summarize, Maroo and her people, were intelligent because they had the capability of building something

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