Ever since our planet was born of humanity, began his story.Overall, however, about the science says is impossible, as initially all the people were divided into tribes, who lived in a completely different world regions.Someone was awarded live on the shores of the ocean, the islands, others struggled with the cold weather in the tundra, and others were in the hot desert ... It is because of this trend formed the historical and cultural areas of the world.Because the most striking features of which we are now closer look.
What are the regions such?
historical and cultural areas of the world are certain areas of our planet, which was conceived and developed humanity.Distinguish them individually, individual path of development, which is largely dependent on the climate and natural conditions.Similarly, historical and cultural areas of different monuments, traditions, rites and faith, and so on. N. In addition, there are significant differences in the types of farming.An interesting fact is that the boundaries that have historical and cultural areas of the world since its inception, particularly without significant changes have survived.
type fission
Speaking very generally, it is possible to count only four historical regions in our world: Eurasia, America, Africa and Australia.However, within each of them is full of provincial life and culture of which have their own individual, no one else like color.In addition, historical and cultural areas of the world are also characterized due to ethnic categories.In each of these areas inhabited by people, races and types are not similar.Because of this we can distinguish between, say, a native of Beijing residents from California not only by language and clothing, but also on external data.Below is a list of the most important cultural provinces, which originated in ancient times, and exist to this day.
Europe in all its glory
Part of light called Europe, paradoxically, is the smallest on the planet, and with it its cultural heritage one of the richest, along with Asian or African.Historical and cultural areas of the land have become the basis for further development of traditions in America, and had an impact on the Australian continent, and even a large part of Russia.Countries that are in the range of cultural and ethnic area, small in its size, but each of them is different from the previous one, has its own language, history, traditions and beliefs.Well, a brief look at each of the areas that would cover several countries.
historical and cultural district of Western Europe
On what is now the country come to this area, walk disputes.Someone has to include France, Andorra, Germany, Monaco, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland.Other stretch the region from the UK to Spain.Historically speaking, one can distinguish a single region - the Western-Central European region, which is identical to the language of the group and at home.Here live Caucasians who speak Indo-Germanic and Romance languages, as well as Celtic, Finno-Ugric, Greek and Albanian.Type of farming - plow tillage.Thus today most of the population lives in cities.Type of construction of houses in the history of Europe have not changed: in the north - building log, in the center - framed in the south - stone and brick.The diet is dominated by food flour based, as meat, wine and a variety of hot beverages (mainly tea).Across Europe, a single religion - Christianity, which is represented in the form of Catholicism and Protestantism.
Province Eastern Europe
to one of the largest of its territory and diverse traditions of its region adjacent to various other historical and cultural areas of Eurasia.We are talking about the East European province, which stretches from west to east, from Poland to the Ural Mountains, and from north to south - from the Arctic Ocean to the Caucasus.There are many ethnic groups live, some of whom are Russian, Belarusians, Ukrainians, Caucasians, Udmurts, Tatars, Chuvash, Estonians and many others.In this area spread settled plow agriculture.Houses are built of stone, and then mainly daubed with clay and belyatsya.A characteristic feature of any home is the stove.The traditional food for this cultural area are soups (hot in the north, the south cold), pancakes, cakes, cereals, and drinks - kvass and tea.East European Province is characterized by the Orthodox religion, but in some southern and Asian areas close to a lot of people - Muslims.
Central Asia
This area blending of Caucasoid and Mongoloid races.It stretches from the Caspian Sea to the east and covers both the desert plains and towering mountains of the Pamirs and Tien Shan.In this area live Kyrgyz, Tajiks and Kazakhs.Type of housing different, depending on the climate.In the south - clay huts with flat roofs, in the north - the yurt.Among the drinks they were and are popular tea, ayran, mare.Central Asia also gave the world a special dish - plov, which is traditional for them.Religion here is also mixed - on these lands inhabited by Orthodox and Muslims, and Buddhists.
Far East
In general, historical and cultural areas of the world it is difficult to imagine without the Far Eastern region.There are representatives of the Mongoloid race Pacific type, which belong to the Sino-Tibetan family, Japanese and Korean.Initially formed a type of economy - Manual irrigation farming, and later began to develop trade, light industry, transport.Homes in the region based primarily on the basis of the pile, filling the walls with bricks, clay or similar materials.In terms of religious syncretism established here for a long time.There are many trends specific to different regions are similar to each other, but at the same time have a lot of individual nuances.
Historical and cultural areas of Australia
The world's smallest continent can be divided into two parts - an Anglo-Australian and Australian Aboriginal art.The first one is characterized by its European charter of life.These lands conquered mainly British, because for a long time then grow big cities, they develop the industry.In a society established moral stereotypes typical of the British.In the suburbs, the Anglo-Australian region very development of grain farming and sheep breeding.Aboriginal-Australian region is much less in their area.Here the indigenous people of this continent, who are the embodiment of the present Australoid race.No large cities, the industry is also missing.In these areas, the tradition and way of life that has been characteristic of the people here before the arrival of Europeans.
