Culture hearth: A nuclear area within which an advanced and distinctive set of culture traits, ideas and technologies develops and from which there is diffusion of those characteristics and the cultural landscape features they imply.
It's essentially an origin. The starting place. This is true of food, languages, fashion, and every aspect of culture.
It's essentially an origin. The starting place. This is true of food, languages, fashion, and every aspect of culture.
Religions:
Buddhism began in Nepal and spread to Southeast Asia through Asoka's missionaries . Hinduism also has a hearth in the Indian subcontinent. Islam has a hearth on the Arabian Peninsula (thus why Mecca and Medina are so important in Islam). It then spread to Northern Africa and Southwest Asia. Judaism and Christianity are both from the Middle East. |
River Valleys:
Early river valleys served as hearths of their respective cultures and agriculture: Mesopotamia (Tigris and Euphrates), Egypt (Nile), Indus (Indus), and China (Huang He/Yellow). In the western hemisphere the Aztec, Mayans, and Incans (can include Olmecs, etc) where hearths of the western cultures. |