What is cultural diffusion??

Paragraph #1: How do the civilization of Japan and Africa benefit from being so close to the larger civilizations of Islam and China? Paragraph #2: Describe the cultural borrowing/diffusion that happened as a result of their geographic relationship. Paragraph #3: How did the geographic proximity of the Mesoamerican civilizations affect their culture? How does this compare to the affect of geographic location on Japanese and African cultures?

Rubric Essay demonstrates excellent knowledge and example of how civilizations benefit from contact with on another. Essay demonstrates good knowledge and example of how civilizations benefit from contact with on another. Essay demonstrates decent knowledge and example of how civilizations benefit from contact with on another. Essay demonstrates little knowledge and example of how civilizations benefit from contact with on another. Essay demonstrates no knowledge and example of how civilizations benefit from contact with on another. 4 3 2 1

China & Japan Mesoamerica Africa & Islam

Location Trade Cultural Diffusion Paragraph 1: Introduction Location Trade Cultural Diffusion Paragraph #1: How do the civilization of Japan and Africa benefit from being so close to the larger civilizations of Islam and China?

Brainstorm: Paragraph 2 Government Architecture Language Art religion Japan Africa Buddhism Government Music Poetry City Design Confucianism Architecture Chinese Writing Arabic Art Islam Architecture Scholarship Universities Laws Paragraph #2: Describe the cultural borrowing/diffusion that happened as a result of their geographic relationship

Brainstorm: Paragraph 2 China Japan Buddhism Government Music Poetry City Design Confucianism Architecture Chinese Writing Paragraph #2: Describe the cultural borrowing/diffusion that happened as a result of their geographic relationship

Brainstorm: Paragraph 2 Arabian Peninsula Language Art Islam Architecture Scholarship Laws Africa Paragraph #2: Describe the cultural borrowing/diffusion that happened as a result of their geographic relationship

Brainstorm: Paragraph 3 Came before other societies Did not trade with Inca Did not trade with Aztec Inca Aztec Maya ISOLATED SOCIETIES Paragraph #3: How did the geographic proximity of the Mesoamerican civilizations affect their culture? How does this compare to the affect of geographic location on Japanese and African cultures?

Brainstorm: Paragraph 3 Japan Mesoamerica Paragraph #3: How did the geographic proximity of the Mesoamerican civilizations affect their culture? How does this compare to the affect of geographic location on Japanese and African cultures?