His Fourfold Cultural Balance theory states there were four distinct zones (Europe, Middle East Africa, India, and China) of civilization development that were marked by a unique culture. ... The Spice trade routes traded spices from India to Europe and China. All of these routes caused the founding of way stations of a culture throughout a foreign land, interdependence of the zones for valuable goods to placate the people, cultural items and artifacts to be spread throughout foreign lands, sharing of ideas between people of different cultures, and, over time, more tolerance for people from fo...

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Buddhism arose during the fifth century BCE in India and is currently practiced by approximately 500 million people throughout the world. ... Buddhist ideas became more known when Americans returned from Asia after the Second World War and the Korean War and brought back an interest in Asian culture. ...

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Britain's government, politics, and culture were all affected by the Revolution, as their failure spurred the Parliment to reaffirm both its governance and its competence. ... It was called the "Patriots" Revolt", in which the reformist patriot celebrated American life, society, and culture, and despised British views and way of life. ... Also with the loss of America, Britain gained India as a main trading partner which greatly benefited them in many ways. India stregthened Britain's class system and more impotantly made middle-class radicalism unpatriotic. ... The American Revoluti...

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Both sisters, born and raised in India, moved to America to study. ... However, my father shares Mira's opinion on only coming to America for the vast career opportunities it offers, wanting to leave to back to India in his later life. ... Though, at first, I was hesitant to leave my Indian culture behind I realized that at least for me it wasn't a choice between the two lives, it is possible for them to coexist. ... As years went by, though my parents will always love India more and consider it a home, they began to understand and enjoy life here. ... After I moved to America, and ...

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History of culture were not as globalized in the early age as they are now and it was creating a specific culture and definition of what truly is beautiful at the specific culture. ... These measures could also be influenced by factors such as culture person lives in and one's past experience. ... In India first objects to represent feminine were terracotta figures. ... These figures had big hips, breasts and supple legs and were believed to stand for productiveness and fertility in India( Dhavalikat 178). ... The culture, be uniqueness and their heritage. ...

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In America in 1960, the mortality rate was at 71.3, opposed to a country like India with a mortality rate of 43.4. ... However in 2012 America raised up to 82.6 while India went to 65.5, showing that even at this day and age, it matters more about your location rather, then the year. ... Because of all the military returning home, birth rate peaked in 1960-1970 and only now is becoming steady, because of the age of the baby boomers and also how the culture has changed from then to now. ...

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Throughout the centuries, immigrants have enriched America's culture, bringing foreign languages, distinct cultural customs, traditions and values. ... These contributions enriched our culture, advanced sciences, and affected the economic, political and social aspects of the United States. ... They include immigrants from Europe, China, India and Israel. ...

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People who are interested in seeing the detailed Mannahatta Project maps in 3D may do so by visiting themannahattaproject.org and plug in an address in Manhattan to see what it would have most likely looked like before the Dutch West India Company bought Mannahatta from the Lenapes in the early seventeenth century and settled New York6. This area was "polyethnic from its' inception5" which is an interesting find as New York City eventually became the mecca for European immigration and is now (and seems to have been since it was first bought by the Dutch West India Company) a ...

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