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  • 101popular culture, mass culture — (tongsu wenhua, dazhong wenhua) Social concept Tongsu wenhua (popular culture) emerged in the late 1970s, developed in the 1980s, and was transformed in the 1990s, when it came to include commercialized and industrialized ‘mass culture’. From… …

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  • 102Mississippian culture pottery — is the ceramic tradition of the Mississippian culture (800 to 1600 CE) found as artifacts in archaeological sites in the American Midwest and Southeast. It is often characterized by the adoption and use of riverine (or more rarely marine) shell… …

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  • 103Monongahela culture — Monongahela cultural region, with some of its major sites and neighbors AD 1050 1635 The Monongahela culture were a Native American cultural manifestation of Late Woodland peoples in present day western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and West… …

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  • 104Clovis culture — …

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  • 105Mississippian culture — A map showing approximate areas of various Mississippian and related cultures. The Mississippian culture was a mound building Native American culture that flourished in what is now the Midwestern, Eastern, and Southeastern United States from… …

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  • 106Mogollon culture — The Mogollon (  /mʌɡɨ …

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  • 107Epic hero — An epic hero is an important figure from a history or legend, usually favored by or even partially descended from deities, but aligned more closely with mortal figures in popular portrayals. The hero participates in a cyclical journey or quest,… …

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  • 108King Kong in popular culture — King Kong is one of the best known figures in cinema history. He and the series of films featuring him are frequently referenced in popular culture around the world.Erb, Cynthia, 1998, Tracking King Kong: A Hollywood Icon in World Culture , Wayne …

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  • 109Coles Creek culture — A map showing the extent of the Coles Creek cultural period and some important sites Coles Creek culture is a Late Woodland archaeological culture in the Lower Mississippi valley in the southern United States. It followed the Troyville culture.… …

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  • 110primitive culture — Introduction       in the lexicon of early anthropologists, any of numerous societies characterized by features that may include lack of a written language, relative isolation, small population, relatively simple social institutions and… …

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