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colour, durable to the point of Virtual (1 )______ , and usually DESTROY
found in nature in a (2 )______ pure form. The history of gold COMPARE
is (3 )______ by that of any other metal because of its value in EQUAL
the minds of men from earliest times.
Because it is visually pleasing it was one of the íĩrst metals to
attract human (4 )______ . Examples of elaborate gold ATTEND
workmanship, many in nearly perfect condition, survive from
ancient Egyptian, Minoan, Assyrian, and Etruscan artisans,
and gold has continued to be a highly (5 )______material out EAVOUR
of which jewellery and other (6 )______objects are crafted. DECOR
The era of gold production that followed the Spanish discovery
of the Americas in the 1490s was probably the greatest the
world had witnessed to that time. The (7 )______of mines by EXPLOIT
slave labour and the looting of Indian palaces, temples, and
graves in Central and South America resulted in a(n)
(8 ) ______ inílux of gold that literally unbalanced the PRECEDENT
(9 ) ______structure of Europe. Until today the world remains ECONOMY
(10) _____by the allure of gold. CAPTIVE

37. ELAMENCO DANCE
The essence of Aamenco is song, often accompanied by the
guitar and improvised dance. Music and dance can be placed
into speciíĩc groups. These (0) ca teg o risa tio n s/ca teg o ries CATEGORY
are usually located across a continuum with subjects dealing
with the profound to those that are light-hearted. (1 )______ TYPE
the themes of death, anguish and despair, in contrast to love,
gaiety and the countryside are (2 )______. In ílamenco DRAMA
dance, the m en’s steps are intricate, with toe and heel clicking.
Footwork in women’s dancing is of less importance,
with the (3 )______ use of hands and body taking GRACE
(4 )______. In the dance, the arm, hand and foot movements PRECEDE
closely resemble those of classical Hindu dance. Essential to
traditional Ilamenco is the performer’s interpretation of the
dance (5 )______ by the emotion of the music. Períormances H INDER
are often accompanied by rapid hand clapping, íĩnger snapping
and (6 )______ shouts. The dancers themselves frequently COURAGE
employ finger snapping in complex rhythms including the
use of castanets. This dance form was (7 )______in the PRO EESSIO N
19‘^ century, when Romany people lĩrst began to períorm in
caíes. In this environment, (8 )______from the traditional DEPART
form occurred. Unfortunately, the pressures of the (9) COMMERCE
stage meant that rehearsed routines replaced the
(10)______ of the original ílamenco perlormances. SPO NTANEO US
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