China's adoption of Buddhism and Rome's adoption of Christianity influenced modern American culture by shaping Eastern and Western cultural traditions during the first millennium. The Greco-Roman or Western tradition differed from the Asian or Eastern tradition during this period. These early traditions still influence modern Eastern and Western cultures.

1. How China's adoption of Buddhism and Rome's adoption of
Christianity has affected modern American culture? Compare
the Greco-Roman, or Western, cultural tradition with the Asian,
or Eastern, a cultural tradition during the first millennium. Then
look for its influence on Eastern and Western cultural traditions
in modern cultures.