or perhaps a society or past civilization?
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in ancient Roman society, a woman was legally a child.\n\nif we take a look at older movies (40s,50s,some 60s) it was not unusual for the main character to slap a girl in order to keep her in line (which means it was more or less acceptable back then)\n\nin the original Ring movie (the Japanese version) the main heroine gets slapped by her boyfriend...if that had happened in the U.S. version, audiences would've given the movie a colder reception.\n\noverall, outside of North America, Europe, and Aus/NZ, men are considered to have authority over women
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Yeah you need to see what they have today, that technology is so fifteen years ago.  You don't find out about technology until its ancient history.
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It's what you inherit from what's gone before - it might be material possessions, or something intangible like your people's culture and traditions.
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Few answers to this really, for some people its ahrd to belive that a civilization of 4000 years ago could build something we would have a hell of a hard time building so precisely and also so durable today. I also belive that some people will never belive that anyone in an "uncivilized" area like Africa could build a monument that makes anything that we know about, before it or after pale in comparison, excepting maybe the Great Wall
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The ancient Egyptians culture was a very advance civilization in many cases they had schools for there young people the did have religion and they had a political system that they charished a lot. The took crime as a serious thing and they also was masters of architecture. And the most important thing is that the developed a writing system which I think was created before the aztecs and mayans. They had a unique way of buring there dead which we use a similar process today.\n\nThere culture shaped the way modern civilization is today. We still use some of the things that they used over a thousand years ago and we use it today.
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Von Daniken had some interesting theories.  While I do not believe specifically what he wrote, I do believe that we have been visited by extra-terrestials over the centuries.
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You have got to be kidding me. I have a favorite 'prehistoric water-dwelling animal'? I believe in a young earth anyway, so they're not prehistoric. I guess maybe Leviathan.
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There are in fact several theories, but the fact is that they where assimilated into the anglo-saxon society as has happened with many cultures around the world. For instance, the Mayans, the Incas, and so on.\n\nThe inter-racial and inter-social mending, does not mean that the ancestors have dissapeared at all. With technology advancement and DNA prints, you will be surprised to know that these ancient societies are well represented in today's modern generation.\n\nIf you wish to expand your understanding of ancient societies, would recommend you go to a search engine and type in: ancient societies - celts you will be directed to at least 300 well informed web pages.
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I'd imagine there is.... the universe is way to big to assume that we are the only planet with 'civilized' life on it.\n\n& really... are we THAT civilized???   :P
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Sure you can have a civilization without rules... A completely uncivilized civilization, but it would still be something...\n\nI think Marianne_not_Ginger should have the E.T. code of conduct:\n\n"Be Good."\n\n"Phone home."\n\nAnd when someone has an ouchie, someone should fix it.
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1) A society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations) "the people slowly progressed from barbarism to civilization"\n\n2) The social process whereby societies achieve civilization\n\n3) A particular society at a particular time and place \n     e.g. "Indus valley civilization"\n\n4) The quality of excellence in thought and manners and taste\n     "he is remembered for his generosity and civilization"
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Well, maybe a little, but if they have it, it is really old and altered.  Below is a link to the geologic map.
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The possibility is there,though we will never know the truth.It has been lost centuries ago.
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That we will never Know. We can only make our judgements on tht topic in relation to our. civilization and how we relate to the enviroment(that includes different cultures creatures etc). but due to the possibility of alien inteligence out there their culture and way of thinking may be well beyond different than ours. that to state weather they will be agressive or peacefull is a question to be answered when we come to encounter the other civilization face to face.
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Old Mexico, I would imagine
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yes i have heard this theory before and have seen several images of how humans have evolved since the beginning of time...from ape-like to our present state. when morphing the human body to a future look, we end up looking leaner and larger heads...like the typical "grey" aliens.\n\nwe may have mastered time travel and they could be studying the earth's past. of course they cannot make contact as it would affect their future.
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It's been going on for as long as humans have been dividing themselves into groups.