Cultural Diffusion

Cultural diffusion is best described as...

• sharing music from one culture to another
• Cultural margarine
• the spreading of religion
• the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions from one culture to another

Which of the following is NOT a part of culture?

• History
• Weather
• Language
• Food

What statement is an example of cultural diffusion?

• Venezuela has large reserves of oil

• Texas has large amounts of oil

• students in China learn Chinese in school

• young people dance to rock music in Japan

When a person moves Permanently from their home to another place, their culture is being spread through which of the following 

• Genghis Grill
• Migration
• War
• Trade

A group of Vikings with Swords travel to Paris and sell the swords to a museum.
In return, they get a bread oven.

• Trade
• War
• Tirade
• Migration

Alexander the Great conquered many countries including Greece, Iran, Egypt, and even part of India. This created a unique culture called Hellenistic culture through violence.
What is another way to state this?

•  Hellenistic culture through trade.
•  Hellenistic culture through migration.
•  Hellenistic culture through purple.
•  Hellenistic culture through war.

Does improving technology such as moving from from books to the internet increase the speed of Cultural Diffusion?

• Yes, most likely.
• No, it couldn't.

It is possible for cultural diffusion to be bad?

• Yes, an example is a European man brought a disease (Smallpox) to the United States and natives had to learn how to treat it. Many died before they could.
• No, how to treat a disease isn't part of a culture.