PATTERNS OF CULTURE: What causes cultures to

change?

WG.18.A analyze cultural changes in specific regions caused by migration, war, trade, innovations, and diffusion

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Which words do you know, and which do you need help with?

Diffusion Conflict Migration

Innovation Push Factors Pull Factors

Divergence Opportunity Convergence

Here is a region… Here is how people once lived in the these

regions… How would you describe their--

•Language(s)Language(s)

•ReligionReligion

•Land useLand use

•TradeTrade

And then this happened…

What changed in these regions with respect to…What changed in these regions with respect to…

• The dominant language spoken?The dominant language spoken?

• The dominant religion?The dominant religion?

• The way land is used? The way land is used?

• Trade?Trade?

What causes cultures to change?

What causes cultures to change?

MIGRATION!MIGRATION!

TRADE!TRADE!

CONFLICT!CONFLICT!INNOVATION!INNOVATION!

“CULTURAL” DIFFUSION--

CONVERGENCE vs. DIVERGENCE

• CONVERGENCE: Cultures becoming more similar to each other

• Saudi Arabia and China

What are some results of cultures changing?

“CULTURAL” DIFFUSION--

CONVERGENCE vs. DIVERGENCE

• DIVERGENCE: Cultures becoming more dissimilar

Rural China vs. Urban China

Is this convergence or divergence?

• Despite the migration of Europeans to Australia, the cultures have remained distinct

DIVERGENCE!DIVERGENCE!

Is this convergence or divergence?

• Despite the distance between California and Australia, the value of gold in the 1800s spurred Gold Rushes on both the North American and Australian Continents. Innovations in mining spread between the two countries.

CONVERGENCE!CONVERGENCE!

Let’s see what we know…

Can you answer this based on what you know already, or do you

need a hint?

An example of cultural divergence is

A use of English as the language of business

B adoption of European and American sports

C popularity of fast food restaurants and pop music

D Amish continuing to use buggies and horses instead of cars

Let’s see what we know…

Can you answer this based on what you know already, or do you

need a hint?

Cultural convergence is one possible result of

A spatial diffusion

B religious fanaticism

C ethnic conflicts

D political gerrymandering

Let’s see what we know…

Can you answer this based on what you know already, or do you

need a hint?Afghanistan has had a history of conflicts and wars since the

1970s. These conflicts have brought people from other Middle Eastern countries along with the British, Russians, Americans, and others to Afghanistan. A likely effect of this has been—

A the change of the national language of Afghanistan to English

B stability in the economic system of AfghanistanC an increase in migration pull factors to AfghanistanD the diffusion of ideas from these cultures to Afghanistan

Talk to each other, and then talk to me…

• WG.18.A analyze cultural changes in specific regions caused by migration, war, trade, innovations, and diffusion

• What causes cultures to change? (Pick a region to discuss)

Resources• http://www.cogsci.indiana.edu/farg/rehling/nativ

eAm/ling.html• http://gulf2000.columbia.edu/maps.shtml• http://apworldhistorywiki.wikispaces.com/A+-+T

he+Modern+Middle+East+-+Oil,+Religion,+Threats+to+Stability