Cultural Diffusion

Cultural Diffusion in North America

World Cultures Grade 6

Multiple Choice

Was the Columbian Exchange an example of cultural diffusion?

• No

• Not Sure

• Yes

Multiple Choice

Conquest is when culture diffuses (spreads) by-

• watching videos on Youtube and Tiktok

• exchanging good and services

• one group of people taken control of another group of people

• people moving from their country of birth to a new country

Multiple Choice

McDonald's has restaurants in over 100 different countries. Is this an example of globalization?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

The idea for modern soccer began in England. Soccer (or football) is still played there. Is this an example of globalization?

• Yes

• No

Languages that spread around the world

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​Example of Cultural Diffusion

Spread of Technology

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​Example of Cultural Diffusion

Spread of Religions

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​Example of Cultural Diffusion

Products that spread around the world

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​Example of Cultural Diffusion

Origin

• Mardi Gras originated in medieval Europe. Carnival celebrations in Venice and Rome began in the 17th and 18th centuries. 

• In 1875, Governor Warmoth signed the "Mardi Gras Act" making Fat Tuesday a legal holiday in Louisiana. 

​Mardi Gras

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion in North America?

• Europe making architecture

• Languages dissappering

• Talking to your neigbor

• copying farming techniques from other groups