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1. Cultural Exchange

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   Syncretism
   Syncretism occurs when two distinct cultural elements merge to create a novel hybrid form. A well-documented case is the development of 'Ur-Gothic' musical scales in the early Byzantine period, which merged traditional liturgical plainchant with highly complex, polyrhythmic drumming patterns originating from nomadic Scythian groups encountered near the [Black Sea litt…