were inWidespread use but were replaced by camels because they worked better by the 6thcentury.Acculturation is the occurrence of two groups of different cultures coming intointensive firsthand contact with each other. An element of force is usually involveddirectly or indirectly. There are other variables which include the degree of culturaldifference; circumstances, intensity, frequency, and hostility of contact; who is dominantand who is submissive: and whether the nature of the flow is reciprocal or nonreciprocal. Acculturation and diffusion are not equivalent terms; one culture can borrow fromanother without being in the least acculturated.Genocide is the extermination of one group of people by another, oftendeliberately and in the name of progress. This is nothing new in history. The mostwidely known act of genocide in recent history was the Nazi German attempt to wipe outEuropean Jews and gypsies in the name of racial superiority. To end such ugly practicesare ever to be ended, we must gain a better understanding of them then currently exists.All cultures change at one time or another for the reasons spoken. Although somepeople change on purpose most change is accidental. There are different mechanisms ofchange and it is usually positive. We definitely have to learn from our past mistakes sothat negative things such as genocide dont take place again. If we dont learn from ourmistakes we are bound to repeat them....
