AP HuGe 3.5

What is acculturation?

• When the minority group adopts a new culture

• When different groups of people come in contact with one another

• When diffusion occurs during the colonial era

• When missionaries spread different religions and cultures

What is assimilation?

• When the minority group adopts a new culture

• When different groups of people come in contact with one another

• When diffusion occurs during the colonial era

• When missionaries spread different religions and cultures

What is creolization?

• The process of two cultures coming together to create a new third culture

• When different groups of people come in contact with one another

• When diffusion occurs during the colonial era

• When missionaries spread different religions and cultures

What is the largest language in the world today?

• English

• Spanish

• French

• Chinese

What is a lingua franca?

• A common language that people who have a different native language can all understand

• When different groups of people come in contact with one another

• When diffusion occurs during the colonial era

• When missionaries spread different religions and cultures

What is a diaspora?

• The dispersion of any people from their original Homeland

• When different groups of people come in contact with one another

• When diffusion occurs during the colonial era

• When missionaries spread different religions and cultures

What impact did World War II have on diffusion?

• Forced migration of thousands of people

• Creation of new ethnic groups

• Spread of different religions and cultures

• Introduction of new goods and services

What impact did the Cold War have on diffusion?

• Spread of Western and Eastern ideals around the world

• Creation of new ethnic groups

• Spread of different religions and cultures

• Introduction of new goods and services

What impact do military bases have on diffusion?

• Diffusion of American culture and English

• Creation of new ethnic groups

• Spread of different religions and cultures

• Introduction of new goods and services

What impact does trade have on diffusion?

• Introduction of new goods, ideas, cultures, and languages

• Creation of new ethnic groups

• Spread of different religions and cultures

• Diffusion of American culture and English