Culture and Cultural diffusion

Emilio San Vicente
Mrs. 
HISS
9/6/2019
Anthropology 
Culture
  • Culture is the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively and it could be like particular nation, people, or other social group.
  •  For example the Mexican culture is formed by process of blending of indigenous practices and traditions with the Spanish colonial presence that had such a profound impact on all aspects of life.
  • One aspect of culture could be the mexican art because it represents how people see things and how they leave and so the people represents this in the art 
  • The food is also an aspect of the culture. In Mexico the basic bases of the gastronomy is corn and it has been for thousands of years and with corn the people could make tortillas and with this type of foods and mixes because there was just that in the area. 
  • The dances are an aspect of culture because they represent how the people see the things that surrounds  them. In Mexico we could say the native dances because they made those for something specific like gods. 
  • The music dominates also the cultural aspect for example the people see things in a different way in other parts of the world and with music they can express how they feel and see something. In Mexico there are a lot of different types of music like ranchers, mariachi, etc. 
  • The architecture in Mexico was very powerful and reach. The ancient civilizations made buildings that was something for the different gods and also to do sacrifices. 
  • The Language is important in the culture.all human beings under normal conditions use spoken language, as sets of symbols endowed with meanings. Although there are many language families in the world, the distances between the symbols that form them are often appreciable, because language is the substance of the group's identity. For example, in Mexico there were a lot of languages or dialects before Spanish like Nahuatl, Maya, Tarasca etc and with them the people could communicate. 
  • The Religion is important in the culture because with religion the people makes them a reason why they are a live or how was all created for example what’s correct to do or what it’s not correct. In Mexico there were a lot of religions also one example is the Aztecs that believed in the god of nature, the god of rain etc. Because they needed to explain the things that happened. 
  • The material products are also culture because are the expresión of the group of people from the different zones like for example in Mexico there are a lot of dresses that are very colorful but most people don't know that represent animals.
Diffusion 
  • The Diffusion ( of Culture ) Is the extension of the cultural values ​​of a collective, called the radio station, to another that assimilates the foreign customs called receiver, with cultural dissemination being an essential part of the acculturation process.
  • An example of this term is when the Mexican population people in the United States celebrate Cinco de Mayo which commemorates Mexico's victory over the French Empire. And it is weird because it is celebrated more in U.S.A than in Mexico.
  • The diffusion of culture is that not many people know this but when the Spanish came to Mexico they brought some slaves of Africa and the Africans gave some cultural things like dances and dresses in parts of Veracruz. 

    In some cities that are in he United States, especially border towns, have signs in both English and Spanish acknowledging the spread of people between the two countries.
  • Example of diffusion was when the Spanish people came to Latin America they gave to some country’s their bases of architecture that was a mix of Arabian an native architecture of Spain. The architecture was gave it to countries like Mexico,Venezuela, Colombia, Costa Rica etc.
  • The Religion was a diffusion of culture like for example in Mexico when the natives of Mexico were believing in gods and other things the Spanish people 
  • The food is an example of the cultural diffusion because for example in Mexico we have a mix of Spanish and native food like for example a very easy one the cheese was from Spain and the tortilla from Mexico and with those we form a quesadilla.
  • The Language is a cultural diffusion because if you see there are some countries that speak the same language because there was a cultural diffusion that were made by conquers. 
  • When Spain came they gave their music that, was mixed with the native and with that the country made for example the mariachis in Mexico
  • For example, an example is the practice of agriculture that was expanded from somewhere in the Middle East to all of Eurasia, in less than 10,000 years ago.

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