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Early Civilization in East Asia: An Era of Cultural Diffusion

Early Civilization in East Asia: An Era of Cultural Diffusion. How did geographic conditions facilitate cultural diffusion? How did geographic conditions pose obstacles to diffusion? How did cultures work with and against geography to spread?. Water: Austronesian Expansion.

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Early Civilization in East Asia: An Era of Cultural Diffusion

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  1. Early Civilization in East Asia:An Era of Cultural Diffusion How did geographic conditions facilitate cultural diffusion? How did geographic conditions pose obstacles to diffusion? How did cultures work with and against geography to spread?

  2. Water: Austronesian Expansion

  3. Water: Austronesian Expansion • Movement of Austronesian culture (esp. language) from mainland China to Taiwan and beyond • Began roughly 3500-3000 BC • Spread to Hawaii, Easter Island, and Madagascar by ~500 AD

  4. Evidence: Austronesian Diffusion • Fishing techs: nets, hooks, ocean-going vessels with sails • Pottery and stone tools • Early farming (gardening) • Overtook indigenous hunter-gather societies • Did not expand in areas that already had agriculture • Austronesian language group • Tattooing: Maori face and Filipino body

  5. Land: Silk Road

  6. Land: Silk Road • A formal, transcontinental trading route initiated by the Han Dynasty of China • Began around 100 BC • Built off of previous routes (ex: Persian Royal Road) • Connected to contemporary roads (ex: Roman roads) • Spanned 5000 mi., including connections

  7. Diffusion: China to Japan (300-1000 AD) • Character based writing • Rice culture • Feudalism

  8. Evidence: Religion Wing god: Hadda Location: Greece Date: 100 AD Wing god: Kizil Location: China Date: 700 AD Wing god: Fujin Location: Japan Date: 1600 AD

  9. Evidence: Art/Architecture Vase Location: S. Italy Date: 350 BC Frieze Location: Roman Empire Date: 200 AD Temple artifacts Location: Japan Date: 700 AD

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