ANTH222 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Arquebus, Jared Diamond, Acculturation
25 Oct 2018
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Gun is introduced into japan by the portuguese in 1543. Portuguese bring the harquebus: it totally changed the culture, how is this diffusion, technology is easier to borrow than religion. Although it carries importance, it doesn"t carry semantic meaning like religion does. Cultures are so disproportionate that there"s no contest: class ii, cultural congruence via cultural dialogue (pacey), selective (successful) borrowing, technology is important in the dialogue between cultures, e. g. fighter jets between americans vs. germans in. Wwii: can be peaceful or can be during war. If you don"t maintain the dialogue during war, you die: a b, similarity between the same cultures. They"re around the same size: your own culture remains powerful. They have pride in themselves: they had gridded cities. ix. If you want to look for ancient things, look on the periphery: e. g. Chang-an is now an archeological site and you can"t experience it, but nara still exists: around 1150 ad, middle ages begin in japan.
