How and Why Do Cultures Change? 6 th Grade Social Studies Unit 4, Lesson 5 1

2 Culture is…

3 Although young men used to be given jade pipes by their fathers, most herders now smoke cigarettes.

4 A young nomad herds his animals by motorcycle after an early spring snowstorm.

5 Mr. Pizza.. largest pizza delivery chain in Mongolia.

6 Culture is…

How and Why Do Cultures Change? 7

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9 Local Invention

What is a cultural trait of the Mongolian nomads that is likely to have been a local invention? 10

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12 ACTIVITY What is another way cultures change?

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14 Cultural Diffusion

What is a cultural trait of the Mongolian nomads that is likely to be the result of cultural diffusion? 15

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17 The Spread of Chess

18 The Spread of Chess Cultural Hearth of Chess

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20 What cultural trait was spreading?

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22 What cultural trait was spreading?

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24 How do you think cultural traits like chess, religion, and languages spread?

25 How did cultural traits spread? Travelers

26 How did cultural traits spread? Travelers Traders

27 How did cultural traits spread? Travelers Traders Migrants

28 How did cultural traits spread? Travelers Traders Migrants Warriors

29 Which group has the biggest influence on cultural diversity now? Travelers Traders Migrants Warriors

30 Which group is likely to have the biggest influence on cultural diversity now? Why? Travelers Traders Migrants Warriors

31 How does this photo connect to the idea of cultural diffusion?

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33 Property of Oakland Schools Author: Carol Egbo Editor: Amy Bloom