Cultural Similarities Between Benin And The Usa

Nice to meet you. Years ago, I was stationed as an Army Recruiter way down in Houma - the southern most Army recruiting station in Louisiana. The food was great, but I admit that the heat and humidity reminded me of Florida.

Honduras and The Dominican Republic are said to be almost the same culture because of similarities in their cultures. Although many may think they are the same because they are both spanish speaking countries but they are actually wrong. They are so far from each other but they do have similarities like in there holidays, clothing and even in their foods. Although they have their similarities they are own unique in their own way of doing things. This differences make people proud of their culture because it's means they are different from others. They do have differences in like the way they dress, the way they celebrate and the way they prepare their food. This things make people proud of their country and the cultures it's given them. Keeping this in mind when you read the rest of the essay you will see the similarities and the differences. They are different in their own ways.

In about the year 1400, there were many distinct characteristics within traditional European society and West African society, in which they were both similar, yet different. They were similar in their religious beliefs; however, they had developed different motives within rituals. In addition, they also structured their political system different. Their religious beliefs are also similar to Native American’s beliefs. However, Native Americans structured their political system and kept society in order differently.

After visiting the country of Jamaica this past summer, I realized how dissimilar some countries can be from the United States. Jamaica was not unlike the United States in a terrible way, but the disparities made me additionally interested in researching about the beautiful and culture-rich country of Jamaica. Even though the majority of facts about the history and culture of the United States and Jamaica are dissimilar, I was surprised to come across some similarities among these two countries.

From the 1500s to the 1700s, African blacks, mainly from the area of West Africa (today's Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Gambia, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Dahomey, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Gabon) were shipped as slaves to North America, Brazil, and the West Indies. For them, local and tribal differences, and even varying cultural backgrounds, soon melded into one common concern for the suffering they all endured. Music, songs, and dances as well as remembered traditional food, helped not only to uplift them but also quite unintentionally added immeasurably to the culture around them. In the approximately 300 years that blacks have made their homes in North America, the West Indies, and Brazil, their highly honed art

Igbo and Americans share various cultural aspects, such as language, and weddings. Although the two cultures are not alike completely they do have some similarities. The Igbo and American cultures have many commonalities and differences.

Hundreds of these plaques are spread out all over England, American, and Europe. Many were collected during the British Punitive Expedition of 1897. It is believed that they were made in matching pairs and attached to the pillars in the palace of Oba in the city of Benin.

The Culture of Togo is majorly divided into tribes and what the different tribes practice and believe. Many things differ between these tribes such as religious beliefs and the way the people celebrate and perform rituals. Many of the tribes of southern Togo also have their own languages. The Ewe and Mina tribes are some of the largest tribes in Togo who speak their own language, each language named after the tribe. The majority of citizens however, speak French as it is the national language of Togo.

Michelle LeBaron defined culture as “exist within larger systems.” [1] The U.S. and Liberia are vastly different cultures; however, given their historical background one would reason they would have more similarities. While each culture has its proverbs, (passed down from generation to generation) the major difference between these cultures is clock time and event time.

Nigeria contains more historic cultures and empires than any other nation in Africa. They date as far back as the 5th Century BC when communities lived around the southern slopes of the Jos plateau, which are now called the Nok people. The first important centralized state to influence Nigeria was Kanem-Bornu, which was founded in the 8th century AD. By the 11th century Kanem-Bornu expanded into present-day Nigeria, and in the 15th century, its capital was moved there. In the late 15th century the Portuguese became the first Europeans to visit Nigeria. They began to purchase slaves and agricultural produce. After the Portuguese came to the British, French, and Dutch traders.

There were many medieval African civilizations that were significant. The few that I am going to discuss are the Nok, the Benin Empire and the Ghana Empire. Evidence shows that the Nok culture existed as early as 1000 BC. The Nok culture is known for their terracotta sculptures. Most Nok sculptures are hollow and made from local clay. They used a mixture of clay and water called slip, to give the pottery an even surface and glossy finish. The sculptures were usually human or animals with large heads. Some of the detail on the human sculptures give us an idea of what the people looked like in the Nok society. The art of the Benin Empire is known as royal art. The Oba or King was very involved in the art of this time. Bronze casting was the art

Unlike the first reading, I found this to be a much more accurate and enlightening recount of Voodoo as it is stated in the paper “in many ways, the study of witchcraft is really the study of the whole of a culture.” What made this piece a better read was the real life depiction of witchcraft in Benin and a relatively unbiased approach, where the first two works by Forbes and St. John were littered with racist overtones and over exaggeration. The background information about how àzě and bǒ were different was fascinating, especially in relation to social structures and gender roles. However, the thing that I found to be the most intriguing were the descriptions of bǒ recipes. I was surprised how simple and logical these recipes were, in a non-conventional

advanced pottery arts, housing arts and had storage built quarters. The Pueblo had traditionally built pit houses that they used for their families to live in, had semi-subterranean kivas and storage rooms built aboveground referred to as Jackals. The Yoruba had metal artwork at the time of their existence, though it was old and out-fashioned, their metal work, as compared to others from that time such as the Greece and the Pueblos, was world class artwork. The Yoruba Culture was similar to the Pueblos Culture in the way of making the artwork as they both used the natural resources and materials that were available to them to make artwork they used on a daily basis.

To answer the questions in Primary source assignment 4, I will look at the Benin plaque, the oba with Europeans, and compare and contrast it to art encountered in primary source assignment 2. I will then consider what role isolationism played in relationships between Portugal and communities in the East and West African coasts. Finally, I will look to answer the question on who discovered whom, and conclude by looking at the long term effects of Portuguese contact with Africa.

According to Murphy (2011), cultural competence is having the “knowledge, attitudes, and skills that support caring for people across different languages and cultures” (p.5). It is important to be cultural competent when providing nursing care for patients because you never know who will be laying in the bed. As a nurse, you will have to care for people from all walks of life no matter where you work. In this paper, I will be discussing the similarities and difference between the cultures in Mexico and Nigeria. Mexico is located in North America, just south of the United States. Nigeria is located in West Africa.