Body modifications and adornments play a role in many cultures around the world. ... Ear piercing is the most widely practiced piercing among cultural groups in Africa, India, North and South America. ... It was popular in Ancient Mexico and in India. Today in India and in Pakistan too, women still continue to wear nose piercing. ... The big difference between our culture and the cultures around the world is the expression of self choice. ...

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They were the British East India company, Sepoy Mutiny, and India; the jewel of Britain. The British East India Company was a trading company. At one time the company was the leading power in India. ... This mutiny set up a protectorate, and eventually Queen Victoria became the first empress of India, after only visiting India once in her lifetime. ... There were three important reasons that imperialism occurred in Latin America, and how it affected the culture. ...

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Little is known about the end of the Nok Culture. ... Its merchants maintained trade relations with the Greco-Roman world and the Arabian Peninsula as well as with India. ... Efe The Efe of the Congo are among the most mysterious and least-known cultures in the world. ... Hausa The Hausa Culture is located mostly in northwestern Nigeria and parts of southwestern Niger they call Hausaland. ...

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(Islam: World Religions; Islam: Faith, Culture, History) Other orders were also established during the 12th and 13th centuries. ... Centers of this order were set up throughout Iran, Central Asia, and India. ... (Islam: World Religions; Islam: Faith, Culture, History) Sufi orders played an important part in spreading Islam to new regions in the world. In India and areas of Central Asia, Malaysia and Indonesia, plus large parts of sub-Saharan Africa, Sufi missionaries converted numerous people to Islam. ... (Islam: World Religions; Islam: Faith, Culture, History) ...

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On the other side of the Sahara were many great cultures that were isolated from the rest of the world. Henry wanted to find a water route to India. The passage to India over land was long, slow, and dangerous. ... In 1499, Vasco da Gama was the first sailor to travel from Portugal to India. Just a few years earlier, Queen Isabella of Spain hired a sailor from Genoa to reach India by sailing west. ...

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Americans musical history is very short when compared to Japan, India, Africa, and China. ... Music varies greatly around the world, mostly because it has a lot to do with culture. Africa's culture is very different from ours, so is their music. ...

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If the intentions are right, and research is done to respect their culture, affluent countries and their citizens should take a greater role in helping third world countries. ... When Columbus came back from "India" with the riches he found, it caught on. ... Shortly after Columbus discovered America, in the early 1500s, Spain invaded what is now South America and attacked the Incas, Mayas and Aztecs who had civilized and developed cultures. ...

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