Question

what is the best example of cultural diffusion?
bjorg invites his friend carlos over for a home-cooked swedish meal.
sandy explains the chanukah dreidel game, and then her class plays it.
the spanish forced christianity on the native americans when they conquered parts of south america.
when colonists fought the british during the american revolution, they also resisted the british culture.

Explanation:

Cultural diffusion is the spread of cultural beliefs, practices, or items from one group to another voluntarily or through interaction.

• Option A is a one-on-one sharing of a cultural meal but has limited spread.
• Option B involves teaching and practicing a cultural game with a group, showing voluntary spread of a cultural practice to people outside the original cultural group, which is a clear example of cultural diffusion.
• Option C is forced cultural imposition, not diffusion (diffusion typically involves voluntary adoption or spread, not coercion).
• Option D is resistance to a culture, not spread of culture.

Answer:

B. Sandy explains the Chanukah dreidel game, and then her class plays it.