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To: epicure who wrote (78734)	4/23/2000 10:51:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

If there is no perception of "high" and "low" common to humanity, whatever its origin, why did the conquerors of more civilized empires admire and adopt the ways of the conquered, not merely in Europe, where the Goths emulated Romans, but in China, after the Mongols; in Asia Minor, where the Muslim elite took up Hellenism, and produced texts on Plato and Aristotle; among the Vikings, where the Normans became French; and elsewhere? Message 13480245

To: epicure who wrote (78734)	4/23/2000 10:55:00 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

britannica.com Main Entry: civúiúliúzaútion Pronunciation: "si-v&-l&-'zA-sh&n Function: noun Date: 1772 1 a : a relatively high level of cultural and technological development; specifically : the stage of cultural development at which writing and the keeping of written records is attained b : the culture characteristic of a particular time or place 2 : the process of becoming civilized 3 a : refinement of thought, manners, or taste b : a situation of urban comfort - civúiúliúzaútionúal /-shn&l, -sh&-n&l/ adjective