Question

Which of these events is most likely the result of cultural diffusion?

1. Two civilizations that share a river valley have very different ideas about how men and women should behave.


2. Two civilizations along the same river have very similar religious beliefs and marriage customs.


3.Two civilizations on opposite sides of a mountain range sometimes hunt the same animals for food.


4.Two civilizations that are three hundred miles apart grow very different kinds of crops.

Answer 1

Two civilizations along the same river have very similar religious beliefs and marriage customs.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

2. Two civilizations along the same river have very similar religious beliefs and marriage customs.

Step-by-step explanation:

In sociology, the term cultural diffusion refers to the process that happens when the beliefs and social traditions of one culture are transmitted to another one and they end up sharing beliefs or traditions. Therefore, cultural diffusion is about similarities, not about differences.

If we take a look at our options we see that options 1 and 4 talk about differences between two cultures so these options are wrong.

Option 3 mentions that SOMETIMES two cultures hunt the same animals for food, however, hunting is not a belief or a tradition.

Finally, option 2 mentions two different civilizations that share religious beliefs and marriage customs. Since we are talking about similarities, this is most likely the result of cultural diffusion.