Meaning
of culture
According to Cristina De Rossi, an
anthropologist at Barnet and Southgate College in London, the word “Culture” cover
the religion, food, ceremony, customs, language, music,what we wear, how we
wear, what we believe is right or wrong, how we sit at the table, how we greet
visitors, how we behave with loved ones, and a million other things of a
particular group of people.
The word "CULTURE" derives from a French word which in
turn derives from the Latin "colere" which means to tend to the earth
and grow, cultivation and nurture. The culture is different from one group of
people / society to another.
Mainly culture is divided on the basis of religion, food travel, custom etc. But except that in present day there are two type of
culture is normally available one is ancient culture and another is modern
culture. in these two type of culture includes religion, food travel, custom etc. there is no other way to
calculate the culture without religion,
food travel, custom etc.
ANCIENT CULTURE
Ancient culture means that the ancient civilization that had
ever existed in world and presently that are destroy by social changes. According to some book, Ancient African
culture us very old civilization in world. But many scholars said that
According to book
there are mainly four culture was existed, those are :-
1.
Mesopotamia
2.
Andean civilization
3.
Ancient India
4.
Egyptian
MESOPOTAMIA
Mesopotamia civilization is very old
then other civilization and was
constituted covering the major portion of area sumer, babylonia,Assyric
highland. Mesopotamia civilization was existed from period 3300 to 750.
ANDEAN CIVILIZATION
Andean civilization was multifaceted
societies of many cultures and peoples mainly developed in the river valleys of
the coastal deserts of Peru. Andean civilization mainly covered to area
Peru, Ecuador, Colombia in the era of 3200 to 200 BC. Some researcher said that this civilization was discovered at
South America in 10th century.
ANCIENT INDIA
Ancient India mainly indicated Sindhu delta area other word
of Sindhu delta name is called as indus civilization
which is known as Harappan civilization. Harappan civilization was existed
from period 3000 to 500 BC and by Aryan aggressor killed the people and destroyed the Indus
Valley Civilization.
EGYPTIAN
Ancient civilization of Egyptian was
mainly covered the North Africa and constituted near the Nile River bank and
presently the said area know as Egypt. Now days civilization of Egyptian is famous
due to his Arts, Architecture, Cities, Pyramids etc. during from the period of
3000 to 30 BC existed
the said civilization.
The above four culture or
civilization is still famous due to their Arts, building and statue.
MODERN CULTURE
The modern culture is
stared after the destroy of the ancient civilization. Modern culture is divided
on the basis of geographically, food, customs and travel. There are five main
modern culture which are:-
1. Western culture
2. Eastern culture
3.
Latin culture
4. Middle eastern culture
5.
African culture
WESTERN
CULTURE
The word "Western Culture" has derived and describe
the culture of European countries like UK, France, Italy etc as well as those
that have been heavily influenced by European immigration, such as the US (United
States). Western culture has its roots in the Classical Period of the
Greco-Roman era and the rise of Christianity in the 14th century. Other drivers
of Western culture include Latin, Germanic and Hellenic ethnic and
linguistic groups. Today, the influences of Western culture can be seen in
almost every country in the world.
EASTERN CULTURE
Eastern culture generally refers to the societal norms of
countries in Far East Asia (including China, Japan, Vietnam, North Korea and
South Korea) and the Indian subcontinent. Like the West, Eastern culture
was heavily influenced by religion during its early development, but it was
also heavily influenced by the growth and harvesting of rice, according to the
book. According to Dorian Q. Fuller the eastern culture is defined as Pathways
to Asian Civilizations: Tracing the Origins and Spread of Rice and Rice
Cultures. In general, in Eastern culture there is less of a distinction between
secular society and religious philosophy than there is in the West. By religion
maximum eastern culture are Buddhist culture.
LATIN CULTURE
Many of the
Spanish-speaking nations are considered as part of the Latin culture, while the
geographic region is prevalent. Latin America is typically defined under those
parts of the Central America, South America and Mexico where Spanish or
Portuguese are the dominant languages. According to the University of Texas the
word "Latin America" was used by French geographers to differentiate
between Anglo and Romance languages. The popular culture like as music,
folk art and dance as well as religion and other customary practices are
under latiun Culture. While Spain and
Portugal are on the European continent, they are considered the key influencers
of what is known as Latin culture, which denotes people using languages derived
from Latin, also known as Romance languages.
MIDDLE EASTERN CULTURE
The countries of the Middle East is the mixed culture and
developed after all other culture. therefore it is mixed culture. This is not a
surprise, since the area consists of approximately 20 countries and the Arabic
language is one thing that is common of the region. Religion is a cultural area
and common of the Middle East have. The Middle East is the birthplace of
Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
AFRICAN CULTURE
The African culture has vital role creation of human being. According
to science, approximately 60,000 years ago, the Human life begin on this
continent and began to migrate to other country of the world. According to the
Natural history Museum of London, ”the continent of Africa is essential to all
cultures”. Other researchers, like those from Estonian Biocentre in Tartu,
believe that the first migration may have been much earlier, as early as1,20,000
years back which is called Ancient Civilization of Egyptian.
Africa is home to a number of tribes, ethnic and social groups.
One of the key features of this culture is the large number of ethnic groups
throughout the 54 countries on the continent. Nigeria alone has more than300
tribes.
REGULAR CHANGE
Present day due to globalization,
exchange of culture is very easy way. There is no country where you may find particular
culture. the main reason is colonialism. No matter what culture a people are a
part of, one thing is for certain that it will change. The culture materialize
to have become key role in interconnected to the World. In future the same
thing may continue and there may not be seen a single culture.
