How have cultures benefited through interdependence with others? Explore this question with 3 different cultures.

Points to consider:

• Consider exchange of ideas, goods, and services
• How do ideas spread from one culture to another?
• How do goods and services spread from one place to another?
• How does a cultures technology help or hurt their interdependence?

Project Suggestions:

Research a variety of sources to gather information about and define interdependence. Select two cultures that have shown interdependence and provide examples of how this exchange has benefited the participating cultures. Your project may include images, maps, diagrams, charts, and/or timelines. It should demonstrate the exchange of ideas, goods, and services.

In the process you may answer these questions:

• How has technology allowed two cultures to become interdependent?
• What goods or services do each culture provide that the other wants or needs?
• How are goods or services exchanged? (Think about transportation.)
• What about this interdependent exists today?