Cultural Diffusion Cultural Divergence Cultural Convergence Culture Cultureal Hearth Material Culture Non Material Culture Culture: The way of life that distinguishes a group of people, for example beliefs, language, customs, government and religion. Cultural Hearth: A place in which important ideas begin, and thereafter spread to other regions. Cultural Divergence: The restriction of a culture from outside sources. Cultural Diffusion: The process in which people adapt to the process of their neighbors. Cultural Convergence: The contact and interactions of one culture with another. Non Material Culture: Material Culture\