Hungarian history and culture

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The Carpathian basin is composed by the Carpathians, the Alps ands the Dinaric Alps. This geographical situation makes present-day Hungary as a singular country, a land with melting-pot cultures from different ages. Finally, the Magyars has sealed the curse when the prince Árpád has conquered the Carpathian basin in 896. During the following millennium, the Magyars has known many periods of occupation of different civilisations and culture. All those aspects lead us to have interests in two main aspects of Hungarian history and culture. On one hand, we will describe some aspects of the early way of life, the effects on the steppe migration and on the other hand, we will touch on the subject of the mutual effects in the Carpathian basin which have influenced the features of the Magyar's culture.

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[...] All those aspects lead us to have interests in two main aspects of Hungarian history and culture. On one hand, we will describe some aspects of the early way of life, the effects on the steppe migration and on the other hand, we will touch on the subject of the mutual effects in the Carpathian basin which have influenced the features of the Magyar's culture. The early way of life in the Carpathian basin The ancestral origin of the Magyar is the Uralic people; their area of settlement was situated between the steppes in the north of the Black Sea toward the east of southeast 8,000-10,000 years ago. [...]

[...] In another register, George Cukor (1899-1983) was a double Oscar Winning Director (“Wizard of Fair Gábor Csupó (born in 1952) produces Rugrats and The Simpsons, and he has won 5 Emmys and 2 Cable Ace Awards. In business, let's take the example of Andy Gove (born in 1936) is a former President/CEO, chairman of Intel and awarded Time's magazine Man of the Year for 1998 or the controversial philanthropist George Soros who is one of the wealthiest man in the USA. Conclusion To conclude, through the Hungarian history and heritage, Hungary has always been a cultural melting-pot. [...]

[...] Their passion for horses is observable with some equestrian graves archaeologists found. When this nomadic people crossed long distances in the Carpathian basin, they started having a musical tradition with particular tunes and melodies which embody their impetuous temperament, their love of freedom and the melancholy of the steppes. Regarding the language, the Magyar people got the roots from their ancestors who belonged to the Finno-Ugrian linguistic group whereas most of other European languages belong to the Indo-European group. The tribes of Iranian horsemen and Indo-European tribes (Celtics, Illaryan and Thracian tribes) got a sedentary way of life and settled down the Carpathian Basin. [...]

[...] The King Louis the Great wages a series of warw to extend the frontiers. Like in Western European kingdoms, a university has been even founded in Pécs in 1367. Regarding the architecture, the Hungarian Gothic style is less stern than the Germanic style (See the Püspöki Palota in the castle of Eger). The influence of the Italian Renaissance has reached Hungary very early; it was prompted by the reign of Matthias Corvinius (king from 1458 to 1490). Under his reign, the country lived a Golden Age. [...]

[...] The Hungarian gastronomy is a sign of the crossbreeding of the art of cooking. Indeed, the pogácsa have been introduced by the Ottomans, the wine like Tokkai was introduced during the Roman Empire, the delicatessen and some pastries remind us of the Austrian heritage. The most famous Hungarian recipe gulyás was initially cooked by the shepherds of the Great plain. Indicative bibliography The Spirit of Hungary: A Panorama of Hungarian History and Culture par Stephen Sisa (Relié - novembre 1995) he Social History of the Hungarian Intelligentsia, 1825-1914 par Janos Mazsu et Mario D. [...]