The Gothic element there is the horror that ensues after he hears the tapping. The character is alone during a spooky, dreary night, nobody found anywhere, and suddenly there is a mysterious tapping by someone, and it turns out that no-one tapped, which means either madness or ghosts, that are either way both elements of Gothic writing.
I think it is "isolating themselves from other Asian Nations"?
Cultural mixing is the coming together of two or more cultures leading to its coexistence at the space and time.
According to the passage, the major factor that brought about several African cultures coming together and co-mingling is the slave trade.
<h3>Creation of a distinct African American culture in North America</h3>
The creation of distinct African American culture in North Africa can be traced to the transatlantic slave trade. This was a period in history were Africans were captured as slaves and transported through the Atlantic ocean into North America.
During the time of different African slaves living and working together, there were mixture of their different cultures. This may be in form of language, food or songs. Over the years, this cultural mixing led to the formation of an entirely new African American culture with traces on distinct original cultures.
<h3>Factors that Led To African American Culture</h3>
- Slave Trade
- Working on Plantations
- Living together
During the period of African slaves living and working together, they spent a lot of time together learning and teaching their cultures among themselves. this can not be said about the slave masters because they spend limited time with the slave.
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Through an efficient system of communication and a rapid transit of military and government personnel. the well-maintained roads helped the transit however later they established staging post equipped with fresh horses to carry out the kings messages through out their land.
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