... transportation by land and water. Agriculture. Domestication of plants and animals. Weights, measures, and instruments of precision. Media of exchange, currency, money, articles of barter and commerce. ... Evolution of the phonetic alphabets. Egyptian, Cuneiform, Chinese, Aztec, and other phonetic systems. d. Forms of Expression.—Rhythmical. Origin of meter. Poetry of primitive peoples. Rhythm and ... The Age of Bronze. The Age of Iron. Epochs, stations, and examples. Methods of study of stone and bone implements, pottery, and other ancient remains. Indications of prehistoric commerce. Palethnology....