CultureCulture traitCulture hearthsCulture regionMaterial cultureNon-material

culture

Cultural diffusionCultural landscapeAcculturationAssimilationSequent

occupance

Way of life defined by values, beliefs, behaviors, and material objects

Material culture: things we take care of

Non-Material: things we believe in

Relocation diffusionExpansion diffusion

Contagious; Hierarchical; Stimulus

Acculturation A dominant culture imposing traits on a

weaker culture (may adopt traits from weaker culture)

Transculturation Cultural contact/exchange on near equal basis

http://www.harpercollege.edu/mhealy/g101ilec/china/chh/hea/chhheafr.htm

Describe the location of each culture hearth on the map.

Primary Culture Hearths of the World:

Fertile Crescent (8000 BCE)India (7000 BCE)Huang Ho (5000 BCE)West Africa (2000 BCE)Mesoamerica & S. America (8000-3000 BCE)

Columbian Exchange: DEFINITION

the radical diffusion of:- people- animals- ideas* plants & food crops* pathogens

Columbian Exchange: DEMOGRAPHICSNew World: disaster- smallpox, measles, influenza, etc.- 90% mortality- 100 million dead- adult losses = esp. devastating

Columbian Exchange: DEMOGRAPHICSOld World: boon- new crops = population explosion- growth of 475 million!- European pol & econ expansion WORLD HEGEMONYMajor Acculturation

Corn (maize)Wild riceBeans (navy, cranberry, black, kidney, lima)Peanuts White potatoes Sweet potatoesPumpkinsWinter squashBlueberries, Cranberries Strawberries*Cherries*

Grapes*Raspberries* blackberriesBlack walnutsPecansTurkeyChiliesChocolate (Mexico)Vanilla (Mexico)Maple SugarHoney*

* certain varieties of these items also are indigenous to the Old World

wheat Oats Rice (from Asia) grapes olives Bananas Coffee Citrus fruit Grapes (wine)

Horse cows pigs chicke

ns sheep goats ox

•Smallpox•Influenza•Measles•Typhus•Malaria•Whooping Cough

In your notes: Write 5 sentences explaining the Columbian

Exchange. Use the following terms:▪ Acculturation▪ Transculturation▪ Cultural traits▪ Cultural diffusion▪ Material and Non-material culture

Share these 5 sentences with a partner, compare what you wrote