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Early Culture Hearth Locations. The heartlands of various cultures; From where the most dominant cultural ideas have spread. 4 River Valleys. 1. The Nile. 2. Wei River Valley. 3. The sacred Ganges River. 4. Indus River Valley. “Land between two rivers”. Mesopotamia. West Africa. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The heartlands of various cultures;From where the most dominant cultural
ideas have spread
Early Culture Hearth Locations
4 River Valleys
1. The Nile
2. Wei River Valley
3. The sacred Ganges River
4. Indus River Valley
“Land between two rivers”
Mesopotamia
West Africa
Where is farming?
Cultural hearths: Where ideas began
• Such things as religion, the use of iron tools, and weapons
• Highly organized social systems• Development of agriculture
From Hearth to..?
• The spreading of ideas across time and space (Geography)
• Example: Mecca is the cultural hearth for Islam and the area from which Muslims initially traveled to convert people to Islam
• The spread of tools, social structures, and agriculture spread in a similar manner from cultural hearths
Idea flow
Cultural Regions
• These are areas that contain dominant cultural elements
• Not everyone in the culture region has the same culture traits; however, they are often influenced by it in some way
Resources
Thinking further…
• What and where will be the next Cultural Hearth?
• What ideas will be spread?• How will they be spread?• How will they be received by other cultures?