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This 3 page paper discusses two distinct and very different cultures, the Japanese and the Maasai. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. World Cultures: Maasai and Japanese Research Compiled for The Paper
Store, Inc. by K. Von Huben 5/2010 Please Introduction One of the reasons the world is so fascinating is that it
is comprised of many different cultures. This paper briefly considers two: the ancient cultures of Japan and the Maasai tribe of Kenya. Discussion The word "culture" has never been precisely
defined. It is generally thought of as being a way to distinguish one group of people from another, usually because they are located in a specific geographic area, speak a
common language, and share the same customs and beliefs. The geographical and linguistic factors are probably the most important, though there are always exceptions. In short, most people probably know
what is meant by culture, even if they cannot define it precisely. Self-identifying as part of a given culture also means that a person accepts the cultures rules and customs.
The Maasai tribe of Kenya appears to have first arisen in ancient Egypt; "...their linguistic origins are African, Nilotic and Sudannic from somewhere between the first and third cataracts
of the Nile" (Rainy). Statues of warrior protectors "with long braided hair, multi-coloured beaded breast plates and necklaces, as well as lobed ears, can still be seen in the ruins
of the ancient dynasties of Egypt and the Sudan" (Rainy). These fashions are still worn by the Maasai today and indicate their origins are in the Sudan and Egypt (Rainy).
They fled from that region into the desert to "protect themselves and their people from the raids for ivory and people" conducted by the Egyptians, a practice that goes back
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