Glossary

Aesthetics: a particular theory or conception of beauty or art : a particular taste for or approach to what is pleasing to the senses and especially sight, pleasing appearance or effect.

Anthropology: 1 : the science of human beings; especially : the study of human beings in relation to distribution, origin, classification, and relationship of races, physical character, environmental and social relations, and culture
2 : theology dealing with the origin, nature, and destiny of human beings
Cultural Anthropology: anthropology that deals with human culture especially with respect to social structure, language, law, politics, religion, magic, art, and technology.

Art: the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects; also : works so produced (1) : fine art (2) : one of the fine arts (3) : a graphic art.

Civilization: 1 a : a relatively high level of cultural and technological development; specifically : the stage of cultural development at which writing and the keeping of written records is attained b : the culture characteristic of a particular time or place

Culture: a : the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior that depends upon man's capacity for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations b : the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group c : the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and practices that characterizes a company or corporation

Ethinicity: ethnic quality or affiliation.
Ethnic: of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background.

History: a chronological record of significant events (as affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes, events of the past.

Multimedia: using, involving, or encompassing several media.
Medium: a mode of artistic expression or communication.

Religion: commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance, the service and worship of God or the supernatural.

Society: a : an enduring and cooperating social group whose members have developed organized patterns of relationships through interaction with one another b : a community, nation, or broad grouping of people having common traditions, institutions, and collective activities and interests

Definitions from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
 
 

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