Search results for "High culture" - New World Encyclopedia
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- people meet and exchange aspects of their culture. Due to advances in transportation ... the sake of preserving a superior Greek culture. Early codes of law, for ...12 KB (1,786 words) - 01:13, 10 April 2021
- the frames of meaning through which each culture views the world. His work ... in 1926. He was the editor of his high school newspaper and wanted ...9 KB (1,225 words) - 22:06, 7 January 2024
- American studies. He believed that African culture was influential in America ... and then to Pennsylvania. Melville finished high school in Erie, Pennsylvania ...10 KB (1,410 words) - 04:27, 9 November 2022
- He was also one of the initiators of the culture-historical approach to ethnology ... does, noting three phases in the life of a culture. He also recognized that ...10 KB (1,463 words) - 07:46, 6 March 2023
- He became a vigorous defender of "high culture" and classic literary ... with the world of ideas and high culture may at times take the ...12 KB (1,996 words) - 16:55, 7 November 2022
- After graduating from Erasmus High School, Harris received his B.A ... He married his high school sweetheart. Tragedy struck his family when ...11 KB (1,566 words) - 08:40, 10 March 2023
- The Origin and Growth of Religion (1931), High Gods in North America (1933 ... an essentially monotheistic concept of a high god—usually a sky god—who ...10 KB (1,397 words) - 12:00, 5 May 2023
- numbers and threatened the loss of their culture. Those who have been assimilated ... century furthered the decline in Nenets culture, with the creation of collective ...10 KB (1,457 words) - 22:04, 23 November 2023
- tea has become an integral part of Turkish culture. The serving of tea reflects ... which became a way of life for Turkish culture. Wherever people go in Turkey ...11 KB (1,771 words) - 00:24, 3 May 2023
- times during the Chalcolithic Samarran Culture (c. 5500–4800 B.C.E.) ... Tower, is a vast spiraling cone 52 meters high and 33 meters wide with a ...9 KB (1,343 words) - 02:08, 23 December 2022
- world and achieved an iconic status in popular culture. ... Like many creatures based in oral tradition, every culture that incorporates ...12 KB (1,863 words) - 08:03, 24 January 2023
- in 342. The Chinese apparently enjoyed a high degree of autonomy, taking ... the only glimpse we have into Goguryeo culture. Of the 10,000 Goguryeo ...8 KB (1,121 words) - 00:21, 8 January 2024
- as an adsorbent. Dynamite is considered a "high explosive," which means it detonates rather than deflagrates. It was invented by Swedish ...6 KB (937 words) - 01:17, 16 January 2023
- of many to preserve the Catholic faith and culture in an environment of Protestantism ... to maintain the Catholic faith and culture, combating the perceived ...12 KB (1,832 words) - 08:53, 18 November 2022
- important bridge in the development of the culture, social organization and ... art, however, had already attained a high degree of excellence; two ...13 KB (2,078 words) - 07:18, 16 June 2023
- The Yayoi is identified as the first culture in Japan to cultivate rice ... period, making a precise definition of the culture difficult. ...18 KB (2,814 words) - 09:53, 23 May 2023
- Punch also had a number of direct effects on culture. Punch has given several phrases to the English language, including the "Curate's ...8 KB (1,281 words) - 23:46, 2 December 2022
- the importance of the play element of culture and society. Huizinga makes ... She also emphasizes the importance of toys with high play value for ...11 KB (1,669 words) - 01:53, 10 April 2023
- Municipality. Several villages present a high style of Newar art and architecture ... religious teaching have given the area its culture. Other ethnic groups have ...11 KB (1,537 words) - 20:17, 28 February 2023
- in Finland have their own saunas, as do high rises and condominiums, where ... a history of stroke, heart conditions or high blood pressure. In Finland ...15 KB (2,539 words) - 17:06, 23 December 2022
