Cultural Diffusion When two cultures come into contact with each other the ideas, customs or practices of one culture are blended or incorporated into the other culture or completely new cultural customs are formed.

Can you think of examples of cultural diffusion in the food Americans eat?

Spaghetti and Meatballs, Crab Rangoon and Southwestern Eggrolls

Can you think of examples of cultural diffusion in the clothes Americans wear?

Berets, Jeans, Uggs and Ponchos

Can you think of examples of cultural diffusion in the language Americans speak?

Gesundheit, Bon Voyage, Gracias

The Delhi Sultanate

Cultural Diffusion In India Sikhism – a religion that blends Muslim and Hindu traditions

Cultural Diffusion In India Urdu – a language that blended Farsi (spoken in Persia), Arabic and Hindi

The Delhi Sultanate 1206 – 1526 ce Founded by Turkish Muslims Turks, Persians and Arabs moved to India Trade Increased Weakened in 1300’s by invasion of Tamerlane

The Mughal Empire Barbur, a Mongolian, defeated Sultan Ibrahim's army and set up the dynasty ( ce)

Akbar the Great

Greatest Mughal ruler Won support of Hindu subjects through policy of toleration Opened government jobs to members of all castes (classes)

Akbar the Great Treated Hindu princes (rajas) as partners in ruling Ended the tax on non- Muslims Married Hindu princesses (ask me how many) Used paid officials instead of hereditary officials Modernized the army Encouraged international trade Introduced land reforms

Empress Nur Jahan Increased trade and the wealth of the empire Engaged in diplomacy with other noble women in other realms Had many palaces and mosques built Took care of the poor and orphaned girls

Shah Jahan and the Taj Mahal The Taj Mahal was built as a tomb for Shah Jahan’s wife, Mumtaz, who died giving birth to their 14 th child.

The Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal has a reflecting pool in front of it. What U.S. landmark has a reflecting pool?

Photo Shopped Taj Mahal But I still think it looks neat

3-2-1 – Brainstorm the following: 3 – empires ruled by Muslims 2 – ethnic groups that converted to Islam other than the Arabs 1 – example of Cultural Diffusion in America