Topic Research
Explain how Europe benefited from cultural diffusion during the period c. A.D. 1000 - 1500.
Equitably divide the following topics among your group members. Please, no duplicates.
| 1. | Arabic Numbers | 21. | Hygiene & Cosmetics |
| 2. | Architecture | 22. | Maritime Law |
| 3. | Art | 23. | Medicine |
| 4. | Banking | 24. | Musical Instruments |
| 5. | Buttons | 25. | Navigational Instruments |
| 6. | Caravel | 26. | New Foods |
| 7. | Carpets | 27. | New Words |
| 8. | Classical Knowledge | 28. | Optics |
| 9. | Clocks | 29. | Paper |
| 10. | Composite Bow | 30. | Printing Press |
| 11. | Concentric Castles | 31. | Samite |
| 12. | Cotton | 32. | Science |
| 13. | Crane | 33. | Silk |
| 14. | Economic Expansion | 34. | Sugar |
| 15. | Geographic Knowledge | 35. | Textiles |
| 16. | Glassmaking | 36. | Trade |
| 17. | Growth of Royal Governments | 37. | Trebuchet |
| 18. | Gunpowder | 38. | University |
| 19. | Handkerchief | 39. | Wheelbarrow |
| 20. | Herbs & Spices | 40. | Zero |
Your goal is to convince your group to either choose your subject or not. If you fail to complete your part, the group may NOT choose that subject.
Define cultural diffusion.
Identify & describe the three types of cultural diffusion.
Complete a concept pattern for each of your topics. Be sure to complete the required paragraph.