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How do you explain the diversity of cultures across history, and across different continents?
by crpatino 10y ago
How do you explain the diversity of cultures across history, and across different continents?
- trevyn 10y agoClimate and GDP per capita.
- rvense 10y agoWhilst there's obviously some influence from climate on the differing clothing fashions in Australia and Greenland, do you honestly think that this is able to account for cultural preferences for, say, water colour landscape paintings versus intricate calligraphy in Japan and the Middle East, respectively?
- trevyn 10y agoYes, because climate dramatically affects how nature presents itself in everyday life.
- rvense 10y agoAha. How does climate explain changes in art the co-occur with political changes? Like when Alexander reached Asia, suddenly the sculptures there started resembling the ones they made in Greece.
- Joof 10y agoCultural separation due to lack of communication and transit.