How could one use them to argue, as the text does, that Homo sapiens developed culture? Click or tap a choice to answer the question. The hand axe was a practical tool that shows technical skill and shaped how people obtained their food and lived their daily lives. By contrast, the painting is unnecessary for survival and not a real part of culture. Neither of these objects shows evidence of complex speech. Culture requires speech because, unlike visual communication, speech enables people to communicate abstract ideas. The painting of the bison is obviously religious in nature, showing that people were considering their place in the world, which is a component of culture. By contrast, the hand axe is purely practical. The painting of the bison suggests that the artist had specific beliefs about the abstract relationship between the bison, humans, and the world. By contrast, the hand axe is primarily practical.