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 Proverb Meaning
While horse is strong travel to see places.
You can’t put two saddles on the same horse.
A donkey that carries me is worth more than a
horse that kicks me.
In a good word there are three winters' warmth; in
one malicious word there is pain for six frosty
months
It is easier to catch an escaped horse than to take
back an escaped word.
The supreme treasure is knowledge, the middle
treasure is children, and the lowest treasure is
 Inference Evidence to
support your
Inference
What might the geography be
like where people of this
culture live?
What might be a major way
that people of this culture make
a living?
What are some things that
might be highly valued in this
culture?
What is another inference you
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 Function Questions Example from “American Culture”
 How is food produced and distributed in this culture?
 Who has access to certain kinds of food and who does
Economic
not?
 To what degree does access reflect economic factors?

 Who eats with whom, when, and where?

Social  Do certain foods carry symbolic messages or indicate
special roles or status?

 Who prepares food?

 Who serves it? Who cleans up?
Political
 In what other ways might positions of power and
authority be reflected in food customs?
 How much attention does this culture pay to the
aesthetic aspects of preparing and eating food?
Aesthetic
 How does this vary with the social, economic, or
political context?

 Which foods are highly valued in this culture?

 Do certain foods have special religious or ritual values?
Values and Beliefs  What are they? Are any foods taboo?
 Why? What meaning (beyond basic sustenance) does
food have in this culture in general?
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Culture
is…
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Culture
is…

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Although young men used to be given jade pipes by their fathers,
most herders now smoke cigarettes.

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A young nomad herds his animals by motorcycle after an early spring snowstorm

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Mr. Pizza.. largest pizza delivery chain in Mongolia

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Culture
is…

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Local Invention

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 ACTIVITY

What is another way cultures

change?

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Cultural Diffusion

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The Spread of Chess
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Cultural
Hearth of
Chess

The Spread of Chess

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What cultural trait was spreading?

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What cultural trait was spreading?

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• Travelers

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• Travelers
• Traders

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• Travelers
• Traders
• Migrants

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• Travelers
• Traders
• Migrants
• Warriors
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• Travelers
• Traders
• Migrants
• Warriors
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• Travelers
• Traders
• Migrants
• Warriors
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 ACTIVITY
Investigating Cultural Diffusion

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