Cultural Diffusion

Cultural Diffusion is the spread of one civilization's, country's, or nation's culture to another civilization's, country's, or nation's culture area or region.

Examples of Cultural Diffusion

Civilization/Country/Nation/Area/Region	What was spread or diffused
Greece of Alexander the Great	Hellenism was the spread of Greek culture throughout the areas Greece controlled after the death of Alexander the Great
Ancient China/Ancient India	Himalaya mountains originally protected China and India from early Cultural Diffusion between the two civilizations.
Ancient China/Ancient India	Buddhism spreads from India to China later when technology was available to cross the Himalaya Mountains.
The British Empire	"The Sun Never Set on the British Empire" was the saying used to show how Britain controlled the world politically, economically, and socially. They spread British education, Christianity, technology, and government to their colonies.
Roman Empire	By the 4th century AD, many Romans had converted from polytheism to a monotheistic religion (Christianity). It continued to spread in all of the areas that Rome controlled.
Byzantine/Islamic Empires	The Crusades which traveled through Europe to the Middle East (Holy Land) brought back with them knowledge of the old Roman & Greek culture preserved in the Byzantine empire and Constantinople. Islamic medicine, numerals, architecture, and other items were culturally diffused into European culture.
Roman & Han Empire	The Roman Empire and the Chinese Han Empire traded goods along the Silk Road from Asia to the Middle East and Europe.
Portugal/Spain/England/France	The cultural exchange between the New World (Americas) and the Old World (Europe) was called the Columbian Exchange. Corn from Americas was sent to Europe while Horses were sent to the Americas.
Egypt & Mesopotamia	Egypt used the language of the Akkadian's for diplomatic exchanges. Cuneiform writing was widespread even though Egypt had its own writing (hieroglyphics).