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[[File:Cultural_Diffusion.jpg|thumb|Process of cultural diffusion]]
[[File:Cultural_Diffusion.jpg|thumb|Process of cultural diffusion]]
* the spread (diffusion) and mixing of people
* the spread (diffusion) and mixing of people
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** culture, [[disease]], race, religion, identity, technology, etc.
** culture, [[disease]], race, religion, identity, technology, etc.


<noinclude>==Cultural diffusion: movement, change & assimilation ==</noinclude>
=== Cultural diffusion: movement, change & assimilation ===
* cultural diffusion causes change
* cultural diffusion causes change
* cultural diffusion occurs when people of one place interact with another
* cultural diffusion occurs when people of one place interact with another
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* bridges
* bridges
* horses
* horses
* roads
* rails (pre-steam)
* mechanized transit, including  
* mechanized transit, including  
** automobiles
** railroads
** railroads
** steamboats
** steamboats
** automobiles
** telegraph / telephone
** telegraph / telephone
** radio / TV
* rails (pre-steam)
**  
* radio / TV
* roads
* writing
 
* See also
* See also
** [[Human Geography]]
** [[Human Geography]]
** [[Movement]]
** [[Movement]]
=== Historical technological advance that enhanced cultural diffusion ===
==== Writing ====
==== Hammurabi's Code ====
==== Telegraph, Radio & TV ====
* 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 ===
==== Writing =====
==== Hammurabi's Code ====
==== Telegraph, Radio & TV ====
* 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 ===  
=== Cultural diffusion as historical agent ===  
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[[Category:Social Studies]]
[[Category:Social Studies]]
[[Category:World History]]
[[Category:World History]]
[[Category:Vocabulary]]
[[Category:Social Studies vocabulary]]

Latest revision as of 19:58, 1 January 2024

Cultural diffusion

Process of 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)

Technology & cultural diffusion[edit | edit source]

  • boats
  • bridges
  • horses
  • mechanized transit, including
    • automobiles
    • railroads
    • steamboats
    • telegraph / telephone
  • rails (pre-steam)
  • radio / TV
  • roads
  • writing

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