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Revision as of 17:46, 18 December 2022
Cultural diffusion
- the spread (diffusion) and mixing of people
- cultural diffusion operates through:
- trade, migration & warfare
- cultural diffusion spreads or mixes:
- culture, disease, race, religion, identity, technology, etc.
Cultural diffusion: movement, change & assimilation[edit | edit source]
- cultural diffusion causes change
- cultural diffusion occurs when people of one place interact with another
- in fact, people in any given "place" are the result of prior episodes (events, processes) of cultural diffusion
- the more movement in a region, the more that region
Geography & cultural diffusion[edit | edit source]
- isolation
- crossroads
- rivers as both "a highway and a moat"
- see geographic barriers: inhibitors to movement
- see geographic catalysts: facilitators to movement
- spreads more readily across similar climates and latitudes (east - west)
- rather than across different climates (north - south)
- spreads more readily across similar climates and latitudes (east - west)
Technology & cultural diffusion[edit | edit source]
- boats
- bridges
- horses
- mechanized transit, including
- automobiles
- railroads
- steamboats
- telegraph / telephone
- rails (pre-steam)
- radio / TV
- roads
- writing
- See also
Historical technological advance that enhanced cultural diffusion[edit | edit source]
Writing[edit | edit source]
Hammurabi's Code[edit | edit source]
Telegraph, Radio & TV[edit | edit source]
- 1909: President Taft using telegraph to launch NYC automobile race
- 1922: President Harding gave the first presidential address via radio
- Harding's dedication to a Baltimore memorial to Francis Scott Key was broadcast via radio
Historical technological advance that enhanced cultural diffusion[edit | edit source]
Writing =[edit | edit source]
Hammurabi's Code[edit | edit source]
Telegraph, Radio & TV[edit | edit source]
- 1909: President Taft using telegraph to launch NYC automobile race
- 1922: President Harding gave the first presidential address via radio
- Harding's dedication to a Baltimore memorial to Francis Scott Key was broadcast via radio
Cultural diffusion as historical agent[edit | edit source]
- mixing of cultures, technologies, language, relgion, etc.
- Do the conquerors conquer the conquered or do the conquered conquer the conquerors?, examples:
- Mongol conquerors of China became Chinese (Yuan Empire)
- Turk invaders of Anatolia became Muslim
- Norman invaders of England became English
- Ptolemaic (Greek) rulers of Egypt