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CHANGE. What? . This six weeks we are going to focus on the changes that have occurred in our world. These changes might include conflict, economy, politics, and science and technology. We will take a closer look to see how these changes effected the geography of the land and people.

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CHANGE

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  1. CHANGE

  2. What? This six weeks we are going to focus on the changes that have occurred in our world. These changes might include conflict, economy, politics, and science and technology. We will take a closer look to see how these changes effected the geography of the land and people. Today you will be taking C-notes on pg. 43 in your passport. Draw your outline now.

  3. Cultural Diffusion The spread of one culture to another. Example: The Japanese have borrowed baseball from the United States.

  4. How many of you eat here?

  5. Did you know that there are McDonalds all over the world?

  6. China Egypt Germany Brazil

  7. What else from America has spread across the world? • Movies • Dances • Music • Language • Style of dress • Food • Technology

  8. What do we take from other cultures? China • Food • Music • Dance • Language • Fashion • Technology Cuba Italy India

  9. These are all examples of cultural diffusion.

  10. How does cultural diffusion happen? Sometimes contact between two different cultures leads to an exchange of products. The use of the new product spreads quickly and demand increases. Merchants will compete with each other to obtain it. So people may try to produce the desired product.

  11. Spread of Products

  12. Columbian Exchange What is the Columbian Exchange? The voyages of Christopher Columbus and those that followed launched a period of large-scale contact between societies of Europe and of the Americas. The arrival of colonists and their interaction with Native Americans led to sweeping cultural changes in both societies. Over time, contact between the two groups led to the widespread exchange of plants, animals, and disease. Historians call this global transfer the Columbian Exchange.

  13. Look at the map below and write down a few things that came to America and few things that went to Europe, Africa, and Asia.

  14. Trade Along the Silk Road • The Silk Road refers to the trade route between Ancient China and the Middle Eastern and Roman Empires. • During this time silk was introduced to Europe. • Silk became a status symbol. It meant wealth and power in Rome. • Along the Silk Road there was an exchange of goods as well as chariots, languages, animals, and ideas.

  15. Silk Road Trade Routes

  16. Spread of New Ideas • These ideas included: • Religious Beliefs • Political ideas (like democracy)

  17. PANDEMICS: The spread of disease • So far we have discussed the positive aspects of culture diffusion but there are negative effects. • Diseases can spread from culture to culture as well. • Some examples follow.

  18. Bubonic Plague • A highly contagious disease that first emerged in China and Central Asia. • The bacteria causing the disease were carried by fleas that lived on rats. • European merchant ships unknowingly carried these rats to Europe. • In less than ten years the disease killed one-third of the population in Europe. • It is estimated to have killed 75 million people worldwide.

  19. “Old World” diseases • One change that devastated the Native American population during the European exploration in the 1500s were the diseases brought to America such as smallpox, typhus, and measles. • A large portion of Native Americans died from the illnesses they encountered.

  20. Today’s Diseases • We live in an increasingly interconnected world. People travel more than eve. • The global food supply increases the likelihood of diseases spreading. • New diseases are emerging and they have the ability to cross countries. • Some scientists fear a pandemic flu might lead to another epidemic.

  21. Avian Flu or Bird Flu • In 2004 an avian flu virus was detected in birds in Vietnam. • The virus changed and began to infect humans. • The avian flu spread throughout the world and there were several cases in Turkey, Russia, Mongolia, China, Romania, Greece, Croatia, Bularia, and the United Kingdom. Avian Flu Brain Pop Video

  22. Swine Flu or H1N1 • The recent outbreak began in Mexico. • It was declared a pandemic in June 2009. • Many precautions were taken to prevent it from spreading any further. • Treatments for the swine flu were developed as well as vaccines. • CDC estimates that between 43 million and 88 million cases of 2009 H1N1 occurred between April 2009 and March 13, 2010. The mid-level in this range is about 60 million people infected with 2009 H1N1. • CDC estimates that between about 192,000 and 398,000 H1N1-related hospitalizations occurred between April 2009 and March 13, 2010. The mid-level in this range is about 270,000 2009 H1N1-related hospitalizations. • CDC estimates that between about 8,720 and 18,050 2009 H1N1-related deaths occurred between April 2009 and March 13, 2010. The mid-level in this range is about 12,270 2009 H1N1-related deaths Swine Flu Brain Pop Video

  23. Summary Please take a moment to summarize what you have learned in the summary section of your c-notes.

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