germany is a part of the central germany culture region.
germany is a part of the central germany culture region.
what culture region is germany a part of?
central germany
central germany has played a crucial role in the development of german culture and identity. already in medieval times, the region laid at the crossroads of two major trade routes in central europe, the via regia and the via imperii which intersected at leipzig, which made the region economically important. the region was the starting point of reformation in germany and the bible translation by luther was created here. the language used by luther in his translation serves as a major source for the written modern standard german. johann sebastian bach was born and worked in the region. furthermore, the region played an important role during the period of enlightenment. it is the place where goethe and schiller spent their most productive years (see: weimar classicism). the first european porcelain was invented at meissen by johann friedrich böttger. the area has also been one of the regions with the earliest development of industrialisation in germany and looks back to a long tradition of industry culture, being an early home of the german labour movement and social democracy (general german workers' association). karl marx received his phd degree from jena university as the intellectual environment here was more liberal and open than in the prussia-controlled rhineland or even berlin where his ideas had been refused. germany's first democratic constitution, the weimar constitution of 1919, was deliberated and enacted in the city of weimar. the city had intentionally been chosen as a meeting place at the center ("the heart") of germany and as a symbol of german culture.
central germany (cultural area)
the early mounds in the st. johns culture region were generally high up to an occasional . the number of burials in a mound might be as high as 100, but most held fewer than 25. after 1050 influence from the mississippian culture led some groups to construct platform mounds, which may have been topped by temples and/or chiefs' residences. one of these mounds, the shields mound in duval county, eventually reached along each side of the base, and held 150 burials. another mound, mt. royal mound, just north of lake george, which was high and in diameter, was primarily a burial mound. this mound also contained many items apparently received as trade goods from the region of the mississippian culture. chiefdoms in the st. johns culture region did not achieve the size and power of those to the west, from the florida panhandle through to the mississippi valley, and large platform mounds were rare in the st. johns region.
st. johns culture