1. Diffusion The spreading of cultural ideas

2. Spread of New Products Silk Road Silk Road Columbian Exchange Columbian Exchange New products today New products today

3. Silk Road Land route that connected Ancient China, the Middle East, and the Roman Empire. Land route that connected Ancient China, the Middle East, and the Roman Empire. Merchants from many different cultures used this route to trade goods. Merchants from many different cultures used this route to trade goods.

4. Columbian Exchange The exchange of goods between the Americas and Europe. The exchange of goods between the Americas and Europe. Europe to Americas: horses, sheep, cattle, wheat, onions, carrots, lettuce, grapes Europe to Americas: horses, sheep, cattle, wheat, onions, carrots, lettuce, grapes Americas to Europe: Corn, beans, chocolate, peanuts, squash, tobacco, potatoes, peppers. Americas to Europe: Corn, beans, chocolate, peanuts, squash, tobacco, potatoes, peppers.

5. Spread of New Products Today Today technology allows for the exchange of new products to be much faster and easier. Today technology allows for the exchange of new products to be much faster and easier. Transportation is much faster and more broad today. Transportation is much faster and more broad today.

6. Spread of Ideas Contact between cultures can also lead to the exchange of ideas. Contact between cultures can also lead to the exchange of ideas. Ex: Islam spreading to North Africa, Spain, and Southeast Asia. Ex: Islam spreading to North Africa, Spain, and Southeast Asia.

7. Spread of Cultural Traits Cultural traits from one culture can become traits to another culture through cultural diffusion. Cultural traits from one culture can become traits to another culture through cultural diffusion.

8. Examples of Spread of Traits Clothes, art, food, music Clothes, art, food, music Ex: the popularity of Chinese and Mexican food in the United States. Ex: the popularity of Chinese and Mexican food in the United States. Ex: the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Madonna being famous worldwide. Ex: the Beatles, Michael Jackson, Madonna being famous worldwide.

9. Global Reach of American Popular Culture Radio Radio Movies Movies TV shows TV shows T-shirts T-shirts Blue Jeans Blue Jeans Fast Food: McDonalds and Taco Bell Fast Food: McDonalds and Taco Bell

10. Pandemics; Spread of Disease A negative effect of diffusion. A negative effect of diffusion. Disease can spread through trade. Disease can spread through trade. Ex: Bubonic Plague- devastated Europe and Asia during the Middle Ages. Ex: Bubonic Plague- devastated Europe and Asia during the Middle Ages.

11. Cultural Convergence When one or more cultural traits comes into contact with one another. When one or more cultural traits comes into contact with one another. Tex Mex Tex Mex

12. Cultural Divergence When a culture is isolated and has little or no contact with other cultural ideas, traits, or people. When a culture is isolated and has little or no contact with other cultural ideas, traits, or people. North Korea North Korea Cuba Cuba