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We do not need written words to map, manage, or remember our world.

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007skaty Indigenous Australians map the continent using oral songlines

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The blind poet's spoken legacy

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How do Indigenous Australians traditionally navigate deserts using songs that describe the landscape?

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What ancient civilization used a system of knotted colored strings called quipus to record information?

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What ancient Norse poets composed and performed oral histories about kings and gods?

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What are the traditional West African storyteller-historians who maintain oral histories called?

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In Celtic culture, what class of professional poets and storytellers preserved historical lore?

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Which legendary Mesopotamian king is the subject of the world's oldest surviving epic poem?

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Which two epic Greek poems were preserved orally for generations before being written down?

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Which UNESCO-recognized oral tradition involves chanting ancient sacred texts in India?

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