Identify and describe factors that influence cultural change such as improvements in communication, transportation, and economic development.
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Cultural diffusion is the spread of ideas or goods from one society to another. There are three basic ways culture spreads. Pick the correct one
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Trade, Religion, Art
Trade, Warfare, Migration
Trade, Markets & Farming
God, Gold, Popularity
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This trade route allowed contact between Europe and Asia.
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Silk Road
Incense Route
Camino Real de Tierra Adentro
Trans-Saharan trade route
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Cultural diffusion is the spread of ideas or goods from one society to another. There are three basic ways culture spreads. Pick the correct one
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This trade route allowed contact between Europe and Asia.
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An example of technology that spread worldwide is the radar that was used during WWII to track airplanes being modified into what kitchen appliance?
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Is this cartoon an example of how modern problems, like pollution, can be reflected in artistic drawings?
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The popularity of musical artists like Elvis and The Beatles influenced an entire world and is a great example of cultural diffusion through music.
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In 1973, the first cellphone changed the way people communicated and further advancements in this technology eventually turned the cellphone into a mini-computer.
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Invented for military use, GPS (Global Positioning System) was released to the public in 1983. Listed below, all but one answer is a daily use for GPS.
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Cultural diffusion is a term that refers to the spread of beliefs and social activities.
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Accurate hurricane predictions are possible and save lives because of improved technology and communication between meteorologists and all of these except the ___________.
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The Silk Road was a series of trade routes that allowed merchants to trade and helped to spread all of the following except for _____________________.
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Not all cultural exchanges are positive. The ______________ plague was carried along the Silk Road and spread to Europe, killing millions.
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In the 1970's, a gas shortage led to changes in laws designed to force Americans to _______________________________.
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Greeting someone with a handshake is an old tradition that used to tell people that you did not have any weapons. Handshakes have spread worldwide as a proper way to greet someone.
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Satellites improve communication by transmitting telephone, radio, internet and television signals around the world by relaying the signals around the curve of the earth.
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How did McDonald's manage to put restaurants in India, a country that does not eat cows due to religious reasons?
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Communication devices such as cellphones and computers are not effective at allowing people to send messages worldwide.
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Culture diffusion can be measured by the spread of all of these except _____________.
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An example of how one custom is exchanged for another is the handshake being replaced by the fist bump as a more common way to say hello.
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Immigrants who have moved globally have been very successful in spreading their culture and religion, especially Christianity and Islam.
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One way that a society's culture can endure is to teach their values and traditions to the younger generation.
