Mexico: The Five Basic Characteristics Of Mexico

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Culture is defined in many ways. It is the belief, customs, arts, and way of life for a particular society, group, place, or time (Culture, n.d.). Along with defining culture there are characteristics that come along with each and every culture you come across. There are five basic characteristics that all cultures share and differentiate from and they are learning, shared, symbols, integrated, and dynamic. “What sets worlds in motion is the interplay of differences, their attractions and repulsions. Life is plurality, death is uniformity. By suppressing differences and peculiarities, by eliminating different civilization and cultures, progress weakens life and favors death. The ideal of a single civilization for everyone, implicit in …show more content…

They commonly identified as northern, central, southern, and southeastern. All their diverse regions began as early as the fourteenth century, when the Aztecs settled in the region. Each region is different in their own way. The northern desert like region was sparsely populated until the twentieth century, except for the local cities such as Monterrey. The most densely populated areas of Mexico would be considered the central and western regions of the country which has a highly developed Indian culture. These two regions are that way due to New Spain Colonies settling in those regions. The southern region of the country is made up of mostly tropical or subtropical climates and is very indigenous and poor. In central Mexico the lands are mountainous and the weather is humid. There are also area of the central that have coastal …show more content…

Through the years Mexico has transformed its region and culture through indigenous culture, wars, modernization. The first culture that Mexico began with was predominantly Indian due to the Aztec Indians and Spanish Colonies that dominated the area. Their culture began to change as wars broke out throughout the area when the French began to invade them. They then installed a monarchy. With this change brought upon new economic, infrastructural, and political modernization. Later in Mexico came the larger modernization period where they focused on their distinctive relationship with the United States which influenced their culture and

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