Westernization

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Camel at Khor Rori, Oman; mammal.

Do Camels Store Water in Their Humps?

Statue of Liberty in front of the skyline of Manhattan, New York City, New York.

Who Was the Woman Behind the Statue of Liberty?

airplane in flight (plane, aircraft, flying)

7 Puzzling Plane Disappearances

Florence, Italy Statue of David by Michelangelo

How a Rejected Block of Marble Became the World’s Most Famous Statue

Orange basketball on black background and with low key lighting. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time

Hindu Holi Festival celebrations with colored water, powder and colorful flower petals thrown over celebrants at a Hindu temple in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India on March 24, 2021.

Holi: Festival of Colors

Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.

12 Greek Gods and Goddesses

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acculturation cultural imperialism

Key People

Aleksandr Ivanovich Herzen

Russian writer

Fukuzawa Yukichi.

Fukuzawa Yukichi

Japanese author, educator, and publisher

Liu Kunyi

Liu Kunyi

Chinese official