Change and Cultural ObstaclesCivil Rights movements in the U.S.

DiffusionThe spread of certain ideas, customs, or practices from one culture to another.

Ancient Egyptian (above left) and later Roman (above right) glass examples

Ancient Egyptian (below) and later Roman (left) Bes Jars

Hollywood and Bollywood

DiffusionSyncretism

• The creative blending of indigenous and foreign beliefs and practices into new cultural forms.– Ex: Sarapis

• Ptolemaic mash of the Greek god Zeus and the Egyptian god Osiris

– Ex: The influence of “Western” culture (Coke, McDonald’s, Starbucks, Hollywood, etc.)

The Falafel burger, from the menu at the McDonald’s next to the great Pyramids at Giza