DIFFUSION

THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

CULTURAL CONVERGENCE

CULTURAL DIVERGENCE

PANDEMIC FLU

• A NEW STRAIN OF INFLUENZA THAT MIGHT LEAD TO A GLOBAL PANDEMIC(AN EPIDEMIC OGER A WIDE GEOGRAPHIC AREA)

CHINESE INVENTIONS FOSTER EUROPEAN EXPLORATION

• At the time of the Middle Ages in Europe, China developed gunpowder, the compass, and printing.
• European merchants like Marco Polo brought news of these inventions back of Europe.
• Borrowing from the Chinese, Europeans copied these products.

THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE

• Colombian exchange, led to the introduction of new products to both cultures.
• Europeans brought horses, goats, cattle, pigs, chickens, wheat, and goods like cannons.
• Europeans also learned how to smoke tabacco.

THE SPREAD OF CHINESE CULTURE

• Japan's location close to china brought many aspects of Chinese culture to japan.
• For example, japan rulers claimed to be absolute emperors, like those of china.
• Buddhism and Confucianism also came from China and interacted with Japanese beliefs to create new values and belief.

THE GLOBAL REACH OF AMERICA POPULAR CULTURE

• American culture is a product of many influences including those from native America, English,French,Spanish,African,Asia, and other cultures
• In the early 20th century, vibrant America culture emerged with new technologies, like the radio record player, moving picture, and television
• After World War II, American popular music and movies became popular ion Europe and later spread to every continent.

THE BUBONIC PLAGUE

• Bubonic plague was highly contagious disease that first emerged in China and Central Asia.
• European merchant ships unknowingly carried these rats to Italy in the 1340s.
• It soon reached England, Germany, and the Netherlands.

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