Chapter 2
The way the Gebusi have survived where they live is amazing. It is a beautiful lifestyle to me, surrounded by the rainforest. I’ve personally always have wanted to visit. This culture places a lot of spiritual and emotional significance on the where they live. I can relate to this because I live in Colorado and if I’m ever feeling down I go outside and hike. Walking through deciduous forests and around mountains and streams never fails to make me feel better. The Gebusi are completely surrounded by their environment, and when I grow up I would like to live in a place up in the mountains too. This is what my grandparents have chosen to do, they live in Crestone, Colorado and sometimes in the mornings there will be deer right outside on their back patio. I know that I chose the University of Colorado Denver so I’m surrounded by concrete and city, but I really feel that I would be happier in a place where I could connect with nature more easily. Like, if I try to wade through Cherry Creek I might get E. coli, which is unfortunate.
We in the city have beautiful architecture and people work to create giant skyscrapers. The Gebusi also build things that are ingenious too. The leaves they use as to make their roofs can withstand 14 feet of rainfall per year. I find this unbelievably intelligent. They use the leaves that come from trees that as a population of organisms happened to have evolved those strong fibrous leaves to be able to thrive in that environment. It is very smart and a solid use of their natural resources.
I think it’s very beautiful that they decide to celebrate and appreciate their life as it is. Through the disease, humidity and bugs, the Gebusi still seem to appreciate the life they are given. It rea...
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... culture can spread when different cultures interact. Like you could find a musical instrument invented a thousand miles away in a place because of the interaction with different people on the Silk Road. Musical instruments were used to overcome the language barriers as well as
I have silk sheets, they are the actual best thing ever. I did know that worms create silk but I never knew what extensive work it was to cultivate and process silk. An interesting thing that spread along the silk road was the game of polo, so it wasn’t just goods that were being exchanged, it was ideas and bits of peoples’ culture as well.
Current day, it seems that the area that once was the Silk Road is in turmoil. There is a lot of conflict between different ideals and philosophies. There is also conflict between the old way of doing things and aspects of other culture.
An African rhino horn for some Chinese silk, 6 iron bars for 12 Ferghana horses, or Chinese orange trees for India’s spices. Trade was encouraged by the Silk Road because it was the earliest type of compromise when wars were fought, and supplies were demanded. To begin, around 4000 B.C.E., China’s biggest seller was silk. In fact, that’s mostly why the Silk Road was built. Everyone wants some of China’s beautiful silk.
Through analyzing the five given documents, factors affecting cultural exchange through civilizations during 1000 and 1400 A.D. are noticeably those which result in the bringing of new ideas to a different area, such as missionary work, commerce, war, and travels. As new religions sprouted throughout Europe on other expansive areas, missionaries were sent out to foreign lands. Document 1 comes from the viewpoint of a Roman Catholic missionary attempting to spread his faith by presenting a letter from the pope to the emperor of the Tatars. This shows that by converting a powerful leader to your faith, such as an emperor, it is easier for others to follow said faith. Documents 2 and 4 also emphasize how travel can be accountable for the exchange of ideas between cultures. Both Ibn Battuta and Marco Polo traveled extensive distances, stopping in various cities. Throughout their journeys, they carried their ideas with them, but were also introduced to the ideas of the people in the places they were visiting. Document 3 presents what is most likely the culprit for the increase in cultural diffusion during 1000 to 1400 A.D. War is often the reason for major cultural diffusion because, as new lands are conquered and the people of that land are put under the rule of a different people, the beliefs, traditions, and cultures of the conquerors mesh with those of the conquered. Document 5 also introduces a driving force in cultural diffusion – commerce. During this time period, many people were traders. Products made by a people are characteristics of their culture, whether it is the skill, intelligence, cleverness, or religious inclination of those people. As traders made their way to foreign lands to conduct business, whole empires were int...
The point when initially contemplated by Bruce Knauft, the Gebusi of Papua New Guinea led custom moves and soul séances, honed elective sexual traditions, and bear a high rate of viciousness. By the late 1990s, Gebusi had appeared to surrender huge numbers of these practices, had changed over to Christianity, and heartily sought after business movement, educating, government projects, games alliances, and disco music. All the more as of late, be that as it may, issues of monetary hardship have created the withdrawal or shutting of taxpayer driven organizations, and Gebusi have rediscovered or reinvented their society all the more on their own terms. Presently indigenous traditions and Catholicism are both thriving.
...ntly influenced more than just the expansion of the Chinese economy, it has brought in new ideas and cultures from foreign countries that have an everlasting impact on China as a whole.
The Silk Road was a series of trade and cultural transmission routes that were central to cultural interaction through regions of the Asian continent connecting the West and East by linking traders, merchants, pilgrims, monks, and soldiers from China to the Mediterranean Sea during various periods of time. It was the most important trade route at the time, and was very important to both empires.
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus was born in approximately 163 B.C.E to Tiberius Gracchus the Elder and Cornelia Africana. Gaius Gracchus, his younger brother, was born in 154 B.C.E. In the 2nd century B.C., the two brothers formed “The Gracchi”. The two, born plebeians, belonged to one of the most influential families in Rome, the Sempronia. Their father was the tribune of the plebs, the praetor, consul and censor. Fatherless from a young age, they were taught democratic views by tutors. As they grew older and gained influence, their goal became to restructure Rome in a way that benefited the underprivileged and unfortunate. At the time, their help was especially welcome as members of the Populare, a political group whose purpose was to serve the people, rather than the aristocracy (like the Optimates). The ideals of the Gracchi leaned towards what people today would call populism or socialism; in fact, they are almost reverently called “the founding fathers” (Fife 1) of the aforementioned political parties. The brothers were perhaps so interested in restoring the rights of the people because of the dichotomy of their plebeian births within a noble line.
During the time 600C.E-1450 C.E the Silk Road went through major changes while maintaining ingenuity. Changes and continuities interactions included cultural knowledge (changes in art, architecture and technology), political control (the impact the leader had on the Silk Road), culture diffusion (continuities in religion that spread and the impact) and trade (continuities of luxury items). Although there were many continuities, the changes of the Silk Road outweighed the continuities.
The proximity of the Mesoamerican people to each other in the region led to a high degree of cultural interaction between each other. The consistent interaction between Mesoamerican civilizations within the region created a cultural diffusion that allowed Mesoamericans to
Many different dynasties ruled China throughout history, and each one had its own impact on China. Each ruler had his or her own beliefs and ways of ruling that would be pressed upon the people. Even the countries around China were affected when Chinese armies would conquer them and set up their armies in their country. With the population growing tremendously, China became the largest country and a world leader economically. As China grew through history many schools of thought were introduced. Much of the Chinese culture and language was spread to its surrounding countries and even Japan.
Spreading along seventy thousand square miles in the Amazon forest, the Yanomami tribe resides and maintains their culture without intrusion. Their culture has evolved just like that of a modern society, but their way of life is very different. The tribe chooses to live in communal housing; large round dwellings called shaponos. The shaponos are made out of wood and are completely built by the tribe’s people (1). Fam...
The Mongols influenced the world in many great ways, one of them was their vast trade system. They relied quite heavily on trade, not only to gain resources, but also to get their inventions and objects to the Europeans and then hopefully spread from there. The Mongols enhanced the trading system by composing the “Silk Road”. The Silk Road was a path/road that the Mongols had control of and it was a trade route that many travelers and traders took. Along the Silk Road, the main resource that was traded was silk, hence the name “Silk Road.” The
To hunt the Huaorani use poisonous dart arrows that paralyze their prey. The toxin used is called “curare” and is derived from a plant. It causes asphyxiation as the animal’s entire body becomes paralyzed. The Huaorani never hunt the jaguar or snake. Snakes are considered evil, with the anaconda being the most fearsome. They believe that once the body dies, the spirit is met by the anaconda on its way to the afterlife. If the spirit is brave, it will leap over the snake and continue on its path. If not, it will be sent back to live as a termite.
Eurasian trade when conditions along the Silk Road were unfavorable. For this reason, the geographical context of the Silk Road must be thought of in the broadest possible terms, including sea rout...
The Silk Road is trade route that connected east and west. Inaccurately named by Ferdinand von Richthofen in the 19th century, it is actually a collection of roads. Traders didn’t usually traverse the whole length of the route, however. Goods were usually traded multiple times before they reached the final destination. Items leaving from Asia and China were goods such as: silk, spices, textiles, ivory, jade, bronze objects, ceramics, lacquarware, flowers, furs, paper, jewelry, minerals, horses, and exotic plants and animals. Goods from the west were: wool, linen, coins, bullion, ambergris, gold, ivory, amber, coral, other precious stones, beads, and glass (a commodity that China has not been able to produce at this point). Goods originating from India were:...
The Silk Road started in second century BCE. However, this vast network of ancient pathways was not called The Silk Road. It really did not have a name. It didn’t start being called “The Silk Road” until around the 19th century when, in his book China, the German historian Ferdinand von Richthofen na...