| A | B |
| Cultural diffusion | spread of ideas and culture through trade, travel, and human interaction |
| printing press | makes cultural diffusion happen faster |
| Silk Road | one trade routes that allowed cultural diffusion |
| Colombian Exchange | widespread exchange of plants, food, animals and humans( mostly slaves) |
| Phoenicians | seafarers who traveled throughout the Mediterranean traded with many different countries near the and at the same time spread cul |
| Mansa Musa | during his journey (Mecca) he spread Islam to Mali |
| River valleys | rivers such as the Tigris or Euphrates which allowed ancient civilizations to trade with one another |
| Korea | was a country through which Japan and China influenced one another with each other's culture |