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Cultural Diffusion and its Impact

The spread of cultural elements, including language and religion, can be traced back to specific hearths and diffused through various means such as relocation, expansion, contagious, hierarchical, and reverse hierarchical diffusion.

Group 1

Define the concept of cultural diffusion.

Question 1a

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Describe ONE way that language can spread through relocation diffusion.

Question 1b

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Explain how religion can be spread through expansion diffusion.

Question 1c

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Explain ONE reason why contagious diffusion is effective in spreading cultural elements.

Question 1d

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Explain the role of hierarchical diffusion in the spread of a new religion from its hearth.

Question 1e

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Explain ONE likely outcome of reverse hierarchical diffusion on the spread of a cultural element.

Question 1f

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Explain the degree to which the hearth of a culture can influence the spread and acceptance of its language and religion in new regions.

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