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2/21/2015 12:40:52 PM
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Was primitive culture defined by geography?
Because I'm toying with another fantasy novel idea, but, just like my first one, it features a peoples of the desert that develops a barbaric culture to match the unforgiving nature of their environment. There's a small but really cool twist reliant on that culture, but the orcs in my main fantasy saga are sadistic carnivores originally from the desert too.
Probably won't find any help here, but I'm just outlouding.
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Edited by Engrapadora : 2/21/2015 3:14:18 PMAll aspects of human life are shaped by geography.
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3 RepliesI think culture may be affected in some ways by it, but idk about barbarism and sadism. I haven't done any specific research or anything, just a thought.
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Absolutely. Geography heavily influenced ancient peoples, how they developed evolutionarily and as a culture, behavioral patterns, and their religions. In fact, if there is one thing that influences people more than anything else, it is geography. It influences what they wear, what they eat, who they trade with, customs and traditions, etc. Examples: White people have longer noses to heat cold air before it reaches the rest of their head. Ancient Egyptians and many others worshipped the sun. The Norse believed Hell to be frozen because fire gave life. Cultures without cultivatable land were nomadic. Mediterranian cultures developed quickly because of easy access to trade. Island cultures usually have a lot of fish and water in their mythologies. Southern accents developed because people were isolated from the rest for a long period by mountains. Asians used to wear a lot of silk and make things out of bamboo. Africans didn't ride horses. Etc.
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Culture can be sourced from how much extra time does a community have to invest in extra-survival activities. More access to easier food, either through more bountiful soil or more widespread tool use, is a large driver, and geography can lead to that.
