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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

decadence

I found the sentence below in my dictionary:

Female illiteracy, even in the well-off classes, is one of the characteristics of the decadence that led to colonization.

May I ask why female illiteracy led to colonization? What country in the past is it referred to? Please advise.

LCChang
  

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Because female illiteracy is a sign of an uncivilized society. Which also means that children of a society with high female illiteracy aren't very well educated.

  • Because female illiteracy is a sign of an uncivilized society.
  • Which also means that children of a society with high female illiteracy aren't very well educated.
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Because female illiteracy is a sign of an uncivilized society. Which also means that children of a society with high female illiteracy aren't very well educated.

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