Cultural Diffusion Basics
This is defined as "the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group."
It is also the name of a reggae group that released the classic "Two Sevens Clash" in 1977.
Culture!
This is the Hindu concept that is defined as "the right way of living"?
Dharma
This religion began in what is now Saudi Arabia and diffused to North Africa and Central Asia, among other places.
Islam!
The Five Pillars are the basic principles of this religion.
Islam
This trade route was a land route that connected China with Constantinople.
Silk Roads!
This is when one culture spreads to another area, which often leads to new forms of cultural expression.
Cultural Diffusion!
Name 3 of the 5 Pillars of Islam.
Faith - belief in Allah as the one and only god
Prayer - Praying 5 times a day facing towards Mecca
Zakat or charity
Fasting during the month of Ramadan
The Hajj, or a pilgrimage to Mecca
This religion began in northern India and diffused to China, among other places.
Buddhism!
This religious practice teaches that a rigid social class system known as caste is the origin of social order.
Hinduism
This trade route featured the transport of salt and gold.
Trans-Saharan!
This is when cultural diffusion happens against the will of a person or group.
Coerced Diffusion
The absence of any form of government is...
Anarchy!
This religion is the primary religion that diffused across the Trans-Saharan Trade Networks.
Islam
Reincarnation, or the soul being born into a new body, is a feature in which two religious practices we've studied this week?
Hinduism and Buddhism
These trade routes converged (met) in southwest Asia (also known as the Middle East).
Silk Roads and Indian Ocean.
Indirect diffusion!
The two variants of Autocracy are...
Monarchy and Dictatorship
These are the two religions which diffused to southeast Asia via the Indian Ocean trading networks.
Islam and Buddhism
This is the name for the Islamic practice of making a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime.
The Hajj
This civilization straddled all three major trade networks after its foundation and growth in the 600s-700s.
Umayyad Caliphate
This kind of cultural diffusion happens voluntarily, when two people or groups from different cultures voluntarily mix their cultural expressions.
Direct Diffusion!
Name all 5 characteristics of ESPN-T
Economy, Social, Political, eNvironment, Technology
Buddhism was seen as a reaction to the principles of this religion.
Hinduism
This is the name of the Buddhist concept of enlightenment, that once can achieve by following the Eight Fold Path.
Nirvana.
These two religions diffused along the Indian Ocean trading network.
Islam and Buddhism