Culture is the essence of why people believe and act as they do and gives importance to their material goods, food, clothing, buildings, tools, and machines.  Culture is often studied by looking at the common cultural characteristics which give a region a measure of homogeneity and distinguishes it from surrounding areas.

“Culture, the acquainting ourselves with the best that has been known and said in the world, and thus with the history of the human spirit.”

– 19^th Century British poet, Matthew Arnold.