Topics
Day 1 - Culture Intro (C.1.1&2)
Day 2 - Cultural Diffusion (C.1.1)

Activity
  • Who are they? (see day 1)
  • Track the origins of Cultural Diffusion


Videos


Assessments
Quiz Fri 3/14
Big Idea Questions:
  • Why do some cultures stick and others do not?
  • Does diversity make NC/US stronger?
  • Is there more or less culture today?
  • Why do you believe what you believe?

Small Idea Questions:
  • What is cultural diffusion?
  • What are some specific ways that the culture of NC/US was influenced?
  • Where did NC/US culture originate?
  • What were the beliefs of America Indians before the Columbian Exchange?
  • What are the beliefs of various NC/US groups and what is the geographic origins of these groups?
  • How have minorities, women, and immigrants contributed to the development of NC/US?
8.C.1.1 Explain how influences from Africa, Europe, and the Americas impacted North Carolina and the United States (e.g. Columbian exchange, slavery and the decline of the American Indian populations). 

The student will understand: 
  • Cultural diffusion may alter a society’s way of life. 
  • Cultures change in varying degrees when they come into contact with other cultures. 
  • As nations become more interdependent, cultural diffusion increases. 
  • When the values and beliefs held by some individuals and groups are in conflict with those of other individuals and groups, problems may result. 
  • Values, beliefs, customs and traditions of the past influence future cultural norms and institutions. 
 
The student will know: 
  • The various cultural practices, values and belief systems that Africans and Europeans brought to the Americas. 
  • How the cultural practices, values and belief systems of Africans and Europeans impacted American life. 
  • The various cultural practices, values and belief systems of the American Indians before contact with other cultural groups. 
  • How the cultural practices, values and belief systems of American Indians influence the way of life of Africans and Europeans. 
  • How American Indians, Africans, and Europeans influenced each other after contact. 


8.C.1.2 Summarize the origin of beliefs, practices, and traditions that represent various groups within North Carolina and the United States (e.g. Moravians, Scots-Irish, Highland Scots, Latino, Hmong, African, and American Indian) 

The student will understand that: 
  • Geographic location contributes to the diversity of human culture. 
 
The student will know: 
  • Information about different immigrant groups’ beliefs, practices and traditions. 
  • Geographic regions and countries for which groups immigrated. 

8.C.1.3 Summarize the contributions of particular groups to the development of North Carolina and the United States (e.g. women, religious groups, and ethnic minorities such as American Indians, African Americans, and European immigrants). 

The student will understand that: 
  • The diversity of human thought and behavior contributes to the unique development of a state and nation. 
 
The student will know: 
  • The cultural, political, and economic impact of various immigrant groups (e.g., Quakers, Highland Scots, African, Chinese, Irish) on North Carolina and the United States. 
  • The specific contributions of various groups to the development of North Carolina and the United States. 
  • The contributions of various demographic groups (e.g., women, religious groups, ethnic minorities).