Culture

Cultural diffusion has greatly impacted societies throughout our history. Which of the following descriptions is the best example of cultural diffusion affecting both PEOPLE and SOCIETIES?

• The establishment of trade routes between distant lands.
• The invention of the wheel in ancient times.
• The spread of language by a small group of people to nearby regions in order to promote trade.

• The creation of written language in a single society.

What is this an example of?

• Cultural Appropriate

• Civil War

• Assimilation

• Revolution

Answer explanation

The question asks for what the example represents from the provided options. The correct answer is 'Assimilation'. Assimilation is the process where an individual or group adopts the culture of another group, which is likely the context of the example in the question.

Another word for cultural diversity is...

• Culture Trait

• Cultural Diffusion

• Multiculturalism

• Cultural Region

What does it mean to assimilate?

• To change your culture to fit in with a different culture.

• To maintain your cultural independence.

• To integrate new and old cultural customs.

• To maintain one's cultural traditions while integrating into a new society

The way of life of a group of people.

• Cultural Diffusion

• Culture

• Cultural Relativism

• Traditions

What do you call something passed down from generation to generation?

• Art
• Literature
• Tradition
• Culture

What is cultural diffusion?

• Refers to the decline of cultural beliefs.

• The spread of cultural beliefs and practices from one group to another.

• The isolation of cultural practices.

• The process of creating new cultural practices.

The following is a performance of the haka, a type of traditional dance performed by New Zealand athletes.

What does this show about cultural practices?

• Cultural traditions may be adopted and respected by migrants and non-indigenous people in their new country.

• Indigenous cultural practices are only important to the original indigenous population, not to the migrant populations.

• Cultural practices like the haka are irrelevant to identity.
• Cultural practices are solely for entertainment purposes.

What is cultural assimilation?

• The process of creating new cultural traits.

• The preservation of traditional cultural practices.

• The process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group.

• The rejection of one's own culture.

What are indigenous populations?

• Indigenous populations are groups that have no cultural identity.
• Indigenous populations are the original inhabitants of a region, with distinct cultural identities.
• Indigenous populations are people who have migrated from other countries.
• Indigenous populations are recent immigrants to a region.