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> The Traditional or '''Customary''' systems of measure date back to Antiquity , frequently to the Roman Empire in Europe , Cultures Formerly In The British Empire , and around the rim of the Mediterranean Sea . Used by merchants and peasants, though slowly being supplanted by the more rationale Metric System , in many lands, these systems are commonly used still in everyday life, (e.g. Measuring Cup ) as they are common units, everyday units, sized for the kitchen and garden and household tasks imbedded deeply in the history and culture of whole peoples as a good foundation is in bedrock. As such, they linger stubbornly on in day to day life, usually without sanction or favor from law, as countries move to the metric system in trade and industry, they are part of their cultural identity. As such, they may never fade from everyday use as they are perennially renewed as new generations must master the arcana of cookbooks and running a household. I'm four or five edits deep and this CLEAN will have to do for now! User:fabartus]] -> Note: ''Western Systems'' (Br, Fr. & Am.) are listed in order oldest to youngest FRENCH DERIVED SYSTEMS These systems are ancestral to the above
BRITISH EMPIRE DERIVED SYSTEMS
AFRICAN MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS BALKANS AND SOUTH CENTRAL EUROPE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS EASTERN EUROPE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS FAR EASTERN MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS OCEANIC AND PACIFIC RIM MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS SEE ALSO Pick up links from these two articles ->
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