When given a set of cards depicting a series of events, speakers of Kuuk Thaayorre, the language of the Cape York Australian aboriginals, arranged the cards in a(n)__________ sequence.
A)left to right
B)right to left
C)top to bottom
D)east-to-west

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Kuuk Thaayorre speakers, who use cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) instead of relative directions (left, right, etc.), arranged the cards in an east-to-west sequence, reflecting their language's orientation to absolute cardinal directions.

When Given a Set of Cards Depicting a Series of Events