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Primitive American Culture

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As an anthropologist, I study the traditions, art, language and customs of past and present societies in order to learn how human beings have developed over time. However, the most important part of my job is to solve a variety of mysteries about humankind, such as the origin of civilizations, how customs were formed or the difference between cultures. About a year ago, I decided to travel over galaxies and over time in order to observe the values and beliefs of "primitive" American culture, to understand their social, political and even personal behavior nowadays. As a result, I observed that not only are there differences in behavior, beliefs and customs, but also in the ways people perceive and manage their worlds. Therefore, to understand
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