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For those who have become less connected to their cultural traditions, modern technology can help keep these traditions alive by

A
reducing access to cultural traits and customs.
B
changing past traditions for future generations.
C
preserving the traditions through recordings and photographs.
D
removing historical recordings and documents.
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What is the best example of cultural diffusion?

A
Bjorg invites his friend Carlos over for a home-cooked Swedish meal.
B
Sandy explains the Chanukah dreidel game, and then her class plays it.
C
The Spanish forced Christianity on the Native Americans when they conquered parts of South America.
D
When colonists fought the British during the American Revolution, they also resisted the British culture.
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New technology can help preserve culture by

A
limiting it.
B
recording and documenting it.
C
explaining and teaching it.
D
diluting it.
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What evidence supports the fact that Western political ideas have spread to Asia?

A
Democratic governments are being established in Asian countries.
B
Baseball has now become extremely popular in Asian countries.
C
Asians are increasingly moving to Western democratic countries.
D
Asians are converting to Abrahamic religions in record numbers.
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What kind of economy might a country have if it was influenced by Western thought?

A
communist
B
capitalist
C
democratic
D
republican
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Which are examples of modern technologies that can spread culture more quickly than in the past? Check all that apply.

A
cell phones
B
satellites
C
Internet
D
railroads
E
jet planes
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Which are positive effects of the connection between cultural diffusion and technology? Check all that apply.

A
Students can study the past.
B
Traditions can be erased.
C
People can become more alike.
D
It can become easier to document ideas.
E
People can record their customs.
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Which statement about culture is correct?

A
People who share values have the same culture.
B
Culture cannot be learned, because a person is born with it.
C
Culture is static, and therefore it does not change.
D
People who live in the same country always have the same culture.

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