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• How Do We Know that Adam and Eve
were not Chinese?
• Simple, when temptation reared its
delicious head, they would have thrown
away the apple. Both of them would have
eaten the snake instead.
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CULTURE AND CIVILISATIONCULTURE AND CIVILISATION
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AIMAIM
To apprise about few
important aspects of culture
and civilisation.
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SEQUENCESEQUENCE
 Defining culture and civilisation
 Characteristics and elements of culture
 Relationship between culture and
civilisation.
 Major civilizations of the world.
 Peculiar cultures around the globe.
 Conclusion
 Question & Answer
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WHAT IS CULTURE ?WHAT IS CULTURE ?
Derived from Latin word ‘‘Cultura’Cultura’
which means cultivationcultivation..
A pattern of behaviors and thinking of a
group of people living in a society.
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WHAT IS CIVILISATION ?WHAT IS CIVILISATION ?
Derived from Latin word ‘‘Civilis’Civilis’ which
means citizencitizen..
It is an advanced state of human
society possessing historical and cultural
unity.
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CultureCulture
Religion
Political
System
Economic
System
Styles of
Dress
Ways of Producing
and Cooking Foods
Language
Rituals
Art
Beliefs Behaviour
Values
ELEMENTS OF CULTUREELEMENTS OF CULTURE
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CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURECHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE
Symbolic
 Shared
 Learned
 Adaptive
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RELATION BETWEENRELATION BETWEEN
CULTURE AND CIVILISATIONCULTURE AND CIVILISATION
• The culture is the activities of a person or
societies and civilization is the
manifestation of culture in multifarious
ways.
• Civilization is a ocean while culture are
the rivers which mixes to form civilization
• Cultural conflict and
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Darwins Wrong theoryDarwins Wrong theory
of Evolutionof Evolution
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MAJOR CIVILISATIONMAJOR CIVILISATION
 MayaMaya
 PrehistoricPrehistoric
 Ancient GreekAncient Greek
 Ancient RomanAncient Roman
 Chinese civilisationChinese civilisation
 IncaInca
 ArabArab
 SpanishSpanish
 RenaissanceRenaissance
 WesternWestern
 Indo-Bangla CivilisationIndo-Bangla Civilisation
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STONEHENGE (2750 bc)STONEHENGE (2750 bc)
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MAYA (1000 YRS AGO)MAYA (1000 YRS AGO)
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ANCIENT GREEKANCIENT GREEK
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ANCIENT EGYPTANCIENT EGYPT
Hieroglyphs
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ANCIENT EGYPTANCIENT EGYPT
Tutankhamun Typical Dance
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ANCIENT ROMANANCIENT ROMAN
(The Colosseum)
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(Sheyan Regime)
Terra-cotta soldiers at tomb
of Shi Huangdi
ANCIENT CHINESEANCIENT CHINESE
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ANCIENT CHINESEANCIENT CHINESE
(Great Wall)
Contd.
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Paharpur Moinamoti
INDO-BANGLADESHINDO-BANGLADESH
CIVILISATIONCIVILISATION
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INCA
RENAISSANCERENAISSANCE
(FROM---)(FROM---)
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2121STST
CENTURY CIVILISATIONCENTURY CIVILISATION
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2121STST
CENTURY CIVILISATIONCENTURY CIVILISATION
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PECULIAR CULTURESPECULIAR CULTURES
 Turkish yes/no cultureTurkish yes/no culture
 Egypt flower giftEgypt flower gift
 Japanese invitationJapanese invitation
 Tomatoes FestivalTomatoes Festival
 Tatto cultureTatto culture
 Love ParadeLove Parade
 Bullfight cultureBullfight culture
 Water Throwing FestivalWater Throwing Festival
 Snake DanceSnake Dance
 Kite FestivalKite Festival
 Bullfight cultureBullfight culture
 Indo-Bangla CivilisationIndo-Bangla Civilisation
 Needle Piercing CultureNeedle Piercing Culture
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Spanish fest
TOMATO FESTIVALTOMATO FESTIVAL
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TATTOS CULTURETATTOS CULTURE
British Navy Sailor
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LOVE PARADE ATLOVE PARADE AT BERLINBERLIN
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NEEDLE PIERCING CULTURENEEDLE PIERCING CULTURE
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GAY MARRIAGE CULTUREGAY MARRIAGE CULTURE
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AFRICAN DANCEAFRICAN DANCE
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MEXICAN BULLFIGHTMEXICAN BULLFIGHT
(Called As Matador)
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KITE FESTIVALKITE FESTIVAL
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WATER THROWING FESTIVALWATER THROWING FESTIVAL
(At Chittagong Hill Tracts)
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STRANGE PRAYERSTRANGE PRAYER
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DSCSC CULTURE……DSCSC CULTURE……
 ‘In-Time’ and ‘Hooter’…
 Closed collar….
 “Do it and let me know”….
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• Definition of culture, civilisation
• Elements and Characteristics of culture
• Relationship
• Major civilization…
• Few peculiar cultures around the globe..
CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION
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“ In a civilisation, culture of the mind must
be subservient to the heart and humanity.”
--------- Mahatma Gandhi
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May have ADIDAS /
NIKE Brand
THEY ONLY
HAVE THIS
BRAND!!!
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HOLY QURANHOLY QURAN
“ O mankind! We created you from a
single (pair) of a male and a female, and
made you into nations and tribes, that ye
may know each other (not that ye may
despise (each other).”
--------- Sura-Huzurat, Verse-13
(Holy Quran)
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THANK YOUTHANK YOU
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Japanese take food seating on the
floor
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DOES YOUR PARENTS’
SUPER PROTECTION
BOTHER YOU?
THEY DON'T HAVE
PARENTS!
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“ You cant say civilisation is advancing, in
every year they will kill you in a new way.:
--------- Will Roger(American TV
Reorter)

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