The Nasca is an ancient civilization of people located in the Nasca region on the southern coast of Peru‚ living between approximately 1 and 750 AD. Many scholars believe the Nasca originated out of the Paracas culture and were most likely a group of small rural villages that were situated near each other. The Nasca appeared to be self-sufficient and based much of their life on agriculture‚ especially the cultivating of corn. The villages had distinctive art‚ especially multicolored pottery and
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A. The approximate time span of the Early Intermediate Period was 200 B.C to 650 A.D. During this time state-level civilizations emerge. In the N. Coast of Peru brought forth the Moche culture. Although unclear of exactly how and when this culture came about the archaeological cultures of Salinar and Gallinazo are thought to be its predecessors. The Moche culture is very well-known for their ceramics. One of the unique decorative techniques used in this culture was veristic designs on cream-to-white
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The Basseri of Iran Eric Szabo Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 101 April 22‚ 2013 Instructor Dr Mario Tovar The Basseri of Iran Throughout different cultures there are many things that seem to be similar but at the same thing can be very different. For instance every culture has a concept of kinship‚ gender‚ beliefs and values as well as sociopolitical organizations which includes political organizations‚ social change and social organization. Even though all cultures have things like
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IGOVERNMENT Each village and tribe had a government led by a chief. The chief made decisions on matters such as food storage‚ celebrations‚ building‚ and farm planning. The chief’s position was sometimes inherited. Other times‚ though‚ he was chosen for his wisdom and experience. He had advisors and council elders to help him. A war chief took care of military matters. All people could give their opinions on major decisions. Florida Seminole reservations today are run by elected tribal councils
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Ashleigh Cox Keith Fagan World History 18 December 2014 Pocahontas: A Native American Figure Throughout history there have been many great historical figures. A historical figure is someone who will forever be remembered for their great achievements or bravery. Many historical figures have faced many obstacles which they have had to overcome. One such figure was Pocahontas. She was a Native American woman who lived an extraordinary life. Pocahontas‚ the Native American princess‚ experienced
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Final Exam Review Sheet 1. Formal economic theory is based on assumptions such as: a. the value of a particular commodity decreases as it becomes more scarce. b. only occasionally do people maximize their material well-being. c. people‚ when exchanging goods and services‚ naturally strive to maximize material well-being and profits. d. families will compete against each other to assert rights of ownership and allocation. e. in societies where there
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Comparing African Empires in the Early Modern Period: (1450-1750) Mr. Blankenship AP World History One of the comparative topics in this time period is “empire building” in Africa. The AP Jedi Masters want you to know only one of the following: (Kongo‚ Benin‚ Oyo‚ Dahomey‚ Ashanti or Songhay) – so they probably are not going to ask you to compare two African Kingdoms since they stated you only need to know one – so they could ask you to compare the process of “empire building” in Africa to that
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and traditions have been altered over time‚ there are many traditions‚ and beliefs that have endured. Two key areas of Trobriand culture I will discuss are the importance of yams‚ and death rituals. Trobriand Islander society is a hierarchical chiefdom with a chief. The society is also matrilineal‚ with the children becoming part of their mother’s clan at birth (Warriors of the Sea 2014). Magic is a vital part of the Trobriand Islander culture. Magic is used to bless yams that have been gathered
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of their time‚ they were partly nomadic separated family groups. These groups were very self-sufficient based on their knowledge of herding cattle and horticulture. The Zulu might be the largest ethnic group in South Africa today because of their chiefdom separations and the military conquests they occurred. In this paper I will be talking about the Zulu tribe’s primary mode of substance‚ beliefs and values‚ sickness and healing and the tribe’s social organization. The Zulu tribes were very big
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different from the continuation about European presence in your thesis. You can list the continuation first‚ eg. “European presence in Africa continued‚ but a change was that it was intensified…” CHANGE: The mfecane in southern Africa * Northern Nguni chiefdoms began to unite‚ creating a new military organization. * Shaka Zulu attained leadership in 1818. * Even after Shaka’s assassination in 1828‚ his successors built on the structure he created and the Zulu remained the most impressive military force
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