3.5 Historical Causes of Diffusion

• What does spatial diffusion refer to?

  Spread of ideas over space
• Match the type of diffusion with its definition:

  Expansion Diffusion ↔️ Spread from a point of origin

  Relocation Diffusion ↔️ Spread through movement of people
• Relocation diffusion occurs when people move and bring cultural elements with them.


  True
• Expansion diffusion in cultural diffusion involves the spread of a cultural element from a point of origin
• The spread of the internet is an example of expansion diffusion.
• What is an example of relocation diffusion in cultural diffusion?

  Spread of Christianity
• What is spatial diffusion?

  Spread of cultural elements
• Match the type of diffusion with its example:

  Expansion Diffusion ↔️ The spread of the internet

  Relocation Diffusion ↔️ The spread of Christianity
• Order the steps involved in the process of cultural diffusion:

  1️⃣ Origin of the idea or innovation

  2️⃣ Spread through expansion or relocation

  3️⃣ Adaptation and modification
• Match the type of diffusion with its characteristic:

  Expansion Diffusion ↔️ Spread from a point of origin

  Relocation Diffusion ↔️ Spread through movement of people
• Understanding spatial diffusion is crucial for analyzing cultural change over time


  True
• The spread of a language through migration is an example of relocation
• Expansion diffusion does not involve the movement of people
• The spread of smartphones from their initial development centers is an example of expansion
• Match the historical factor with its example:

  Trade ↔️ The Silk Road spreading Buddhism

  Conquest ↔️ The Roman Empire spreading Latin

  Migration ↔️ European colonists spreading languages
• The Silk Road network is an example of trade facilitating the spread of cultural elements
• The spread of Spanish to Latin America is an example of relocation
• Relocation diffusion involves the movement of people from one location to another, resulting in the spread of cultural elements.


  True
• The Silk Road fostered trade between East and West, spreading Buddhism, silk, and spices
• Spatial diffusion refers to the spread of ideas, innovations, or cultural practices over space
• Cultural diffusion involves the spread of cultural elements across geographic space and time.


  True
• Relocation diffusion in cultural diffusion occurs when people migrate and bring cultural elements with them.


  True
• What is an example of relocation diffusion in spatial diffusion?

  Spread of religion
• Expansion diffusion involves the movement of people from one place to another.

  False
• Expansion diffusion involves the spread of a phenomenon from a point of origin
• The spread of the internet is an example of expansion
• The spread of a new fashion trend is an example of expansion
• What is an example of expansion diffusion?

  The spread of the internet
• What is cultural diffusion?

  Spread of cultural elements
• The spread of the internet is an example of expansion diffusion in cultural diffusion


  True
• Relocation diffusion is often seen with the spread of languages and religions


  True
• The spread of Spanish through migration is an example of relocation diffusion


  True
• Trade, conquest, and migration are all factors that have shaped cultural diffusion


  True
• European colonization of the Americas led to the diffusion of European languages and customs


  True
• The diffusion of smartphones is an example of expansion diffusion


  True
• Expansion diffusion occurs without the movement of people.
• Match the trade route with its key cultural exchanges:

  Silk Road ↔️ Buddhism, silk, spices

  Maritime Trade ↔️ Crops, languages, religions
• Expansion diffusion involves the movement of people from one place to another.

  False
• The spread of the internet from its initial development centers is an example of expansion diffusion.
• Order the key factors influencing cultural diffusion based on their primary role:

  1️⃣ Trade

  2️⃣ Conquest

  3️⃣ Migration