DANIEL SALAS

DIFFUSION

• Refers to how something diffuses or spreads

COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

• European and Native American cultures encountered each other for the first time in 1492

CULTURAL CONVERGENCE

• When one or more cultures combine to make one big culture with similar belifes

CULTURAL DIVERGANCE

• When multiple cultures branch off and make different belifes
• Christianity= catholasism, baptism

PANDEMIC FLU

• An infection that is world wide

CHINESE INVENTIONS FOSTWR EUROPEAN EXPLORATION

• China developed gunpowder, the compass, and printing
• European copied their product
• These Chinese inventions allowed the rulers of Spain and Portugal to launch voyages of exploration across the Atlantic Ocean

THE COLUMBIAN EXCHAGE

• Europeans and native Americans encounter
• Europeans brought horses, goats, and cattle pigs
• At he same time native Americans had developed many foods

THE SPREAD OF CHINESE CULTURE

• Japan's location close to china brought many aspects of Chinese culture to japan.
• Japan adapted Chinese characters to create their own written language.
• Chinese music, art ,etc. further Japanese styles and tastes

THE GLOBAL REACH OF AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE

• America is a product of many influences
• American culture emerged like radio and technology
• Fast food even grew like mcdonalds, and Taco Bell

THE BUBONIC PLAGUE

• Also known as the Black Plague
• Spread across Europe giving Europeans disease
• Killed less than 1/3 of the population Europe

THE AVIAN FLU THREAT

• A serious threat that emerged in 2004
• The flu virus was detected in birds in Vietnam
• This virus can infect(mutate) humans.