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Integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behaviour that is both a result of and integral to the human capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations.
Culture thus consists of language, ideas, beliefs, customs, taboos, codes, institutions, tools, techniques, works of art, rituals, ceremonies, and symbols. It has played a crucial role in human evolution , allowing human beings to adapt the environment to their own purposes rather than depend solely on natural selection to achieve adaptive success. Every human society has its own particular culture, or sociocultural system. Variation among cultures is attributable to such factors as differing physical habitats and resources; the range of possibilities inherent in areas such as language, ritual, and social organization; and historical phenomena such as the development of links with other cultures. An individual's attitudes, values, ideals, and beliefs are greatly influenced by the culture (or cultures) in which he or she lives. Culture change takes place as a result of ecological, socioeconomic, political, religious, or other fundamental factors affecting a society. See also culture contact ; sociocultural evolution .
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Adena culture
Anasazi culture
Aurignacian culture
Beaker culture
Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Culture System
culture contact
culture hero
Dawenkou culture
Ta wen k'ou culture
Dong Son culture
Edo culture
Erlitou culture
Hohokam culture
Hongshan culture
Hung shan culture
Hopewell culture
Jomon culture
Lapita culture
Longshan culture
Lung shan culture
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Mississippian culture
Mogollon culture
Nok culture
pure culture
tissue culture
Urnfield culture
Villanovan culture
Woodland culture
Yangshao culture
Yayoi culture