Context and question: The oldest evidence of burial customs in the Horn of Africa comes from cemeteries in Somalia dating back to 4th millennium BC. The stone implements from the Jalelo site in northern Somalia are said to be the most important link in evidence of the universality in palaeolithic times between the East and the West.
In what country is the oldest evidence of ceremonial burial in the Horn of Africa located?
Answer: Somalia
Context and question: The Qing dynasty (Chinese: ; pinyin: Qing Chao; WadeGiles: Ch'ing Ch'ao; IPA: [ti t]), officially the Great Qing (Chinese: ; pinyin: Da Qing), also called the Empire of the Great Qing, or the Manchu dynasty, was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. It was preceded by the Ming dynasty and succeeded by the Republic of China. The Qing multi-cultural empire lasted almost three centuries and formed the territorial base for the modern Chinese state.
What was the dynasty that ruled before the Manchu?
Answer: Ming
Context and question: It should be noted that Estonian words and names quoted in international publications from Soviet sources are often back-transliterations from the Russian transliteration. Examples are the use of "ya" for "a" (e.g. Pyarnu instead of Parnu), "y" instead of "o" (e.g., Pylva instead of Polva) and "yu" instead of "u" (e.g., Pyussi instead of Pussi). Even in the Encyclopdia Britannica one can find "ostrov Khiuma", where "ostrov" means "island" in Russian and "Khiuma" is back-transliteration from Russian instead of "Hiiumaa" (Hiiumaa > () > Khiuma).
What is the Estonian translation of ostrov?
Answer:
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