Question

What are three examples of cultural diffusion in East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia(one for each region.) What conditions enabled each instance of diffusion, and how did the diffusion impact civilizations?

Answer 1

Common Cultural Diffusions
- A Chinatown is an area with people from China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macao and these exist all over the world.
- Some people in the United States play hockey, which is played in Canada.
- The spread of music throughout the world shows cultural difussion. For example, jazz started as a blend of the music of Africa and the Caribbean.
- Southern cities in the United States, especially border towns, have signs in both English and Spanish.
- The popularity of sushi, a traditional Japanese dish, shows diffusion of Japanese cuisine.
- The French Quarter in New Orleans show diffusion of French culture.
- People in the United States celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
- Over two million persecuted Jews fled Eastern Europe between 1881 and 1914 to live in Britain or the United States.