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    There are thousands of musical cultures that are found and known in this world. Every continent around the globe has its own musical cultures dated as early as 500 AD and since then, have developed and being spread across the globe throughout the centuries. This development comes with different histories, background, stories and its effect in the aspect of cultural development or cultural identity. My writing however, will not talk about all of these musical cultures and how they have develop since

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    The historical phenomenon of colonialism commenced in the 15th century during the “age of discovery” that led the imperial powers of Portugal and Spain to the Americas. At this time, dominant European powers participated in the active exploration and exploitation of newly discovered land, for the purpose of accumulation of land, wealth, political power, and its colonies resources. Similarly, this era strived on the economic policy known as mercantilism, designed to maximize its nations trade markets

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    The Southwest Culture: This cultural group was divided into two sets because of their lifestyles. They both lived in the present day Arizona which is a huge desert region and New Mexico (along some parts of Texas, Utah, Colorado and Mexico). Many of these groups people, like the Navajo and Apache were believed to be more nomadic than other groups. They were said to have survived by raiding, hunting and gathering their more established neighbors for their crops and belongings. And some of these same

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    The study hypothesizes that maize or corn, was brought into the canyon from a region known as the Chaco Halo and seeks to identify the specific sources of the maize. The researchers collect data by analyzing 12 corn cobs found in Chaco Canyon and use the presence of Strontium 86 and 87 to determine the produce’s origins. During the study they narrow the possibilities that “the corn cobs were imported from the Zuni region, the Mesa Verde-McElmo Dome area, or the Totah area during a time when the climate

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    Report on The Constitution of Medina The Constitution Of Medina, ed. and tr. A. Guillaume; reprinted in C. Warren Hollister et al.,eds, Medieval Europe: A Short Source Book (New york, N.Y.: McGraw-Hill, 1982; 4th ed.2002), 81-83. The Constitution of Medina was both a religious and political document written by Muhammad and his followers. It was written in the later part of the early sixth century of the current era. The document shows the structure upon which Muhammad organized both the political

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    I chose South American cuisine because my family comes from Ecuador and I never learned how their culture affects food. In reality, most of the countries of South America has been influenced by outside cuisine and ingredients. The flavor and culinary influence has come from all over the world such as countries including Africa, European countries, Native Americans and even Asia. In Ecuador local cuisines is influenced by peru. Ceviche is one of the cuisines that is popular on the coast of South America

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    of Europeans: How did Southeast Asians categorize Europeans? Was the classification considered a racial ideology? How did the rating change over time? When Southeast Asians first encountered the Europeans, they did not categorize them because the region was already highly diverse ethnically and religiously. Since the Europeans were not classified based on their race, there was no proof of racial ideology during the time Southeast Asians made contact with them. However, there was evidence that over

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    in-between each has its own culture, location, and special touches that make the population apart of the area. Citizens dig their roots in their town and culture, geography is what raises us. People are apart of geography as much as geography is apart of people. Within the world of Geography location is extremely

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    like crowns. Additionally there are secular arts such as textiles, basketry, jewelry, and architecture. Ethiopian Christian art and secular art although very distinct, explore important aspects of Ethiopian culture and life. Analyzing art gives insight into the progression of Ethiopian culture; furthermore, investigating the origins and differences in Christian and secular art in Ethiopian history can show the overlap of African

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    Hiv / Aids And Aids

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    varies in terms of being personal or family related. HIV/AIDS has been a longstanding health issue affecting sub Saharan Africa. However, countries around the world are all susceptible to having a heightened risk of HIV/AIDS infections spread to their regions through the migration of people. HIV/AIDS is a health concern characterizing sub Saharan Africa because of the treatment of women in society, extreme poverty resulting in the lack of education for people and access to basic needs, and government

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