Some cultures in the world however don't allow their children to meet that special someone on their own. ... In India, nearly 95 percent of marriages are arranged. ... Many Indian families who have settled outside India still uphold this tradition. ... With a number of traditional African cultures (Olinka tribe for example) and Asian cultures (India comes to mind), it is common for women to have their mates already selected for them by both the women's and their mates" parents. ... Arranged marriages work because family, religion, and culture all contribute. ...

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This assertion I very much contest since Asia has one of the most diverse cultures in the world. ... The earliest known civilizations arose in the great river valleys of southwest Asia, northwest India, and northern China. Despite the differences, these cultures had some similar characteristics. ... An increased agricultural yield and the work of the artisans provided trade goods that could be exchanged with people from other cultures. ... It was westward to this agricultural society "but also south-eastwards through Iran to India "that several millennia later successive waves of...

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They spread Spain's culture by colonizing the New World, frequently at their expense. ... Spurred by desires of great wealth, Francis I, sent Giovanni da Verrazano to discover a northwest passage through the North America to India in 1524. ...

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