Original Culture Hearths

Which of the following was an achievement that diffused from the Mesoamerican hearth?

• herbal remedies

• ox drawn plow

• heiroglyphics

• earliest system of weights and measures

Which of the following meant "wedge shaped?"

• Olmec

• hieroglyphics

• cuneiform

• Mesopotamia

What is a a site of innovation from which basic ideas, materials, and technology diffuse to many cultures called?

• culture hearth

• cultural diffusion

• cultural deviation

• cultural innovation

Which of the following culture hearths had a numbering system that included fractions?

• Nile River Valley

• Mesopotamia

• Indus River Valley

• Huang He

Which of the following culture hearths were known as the earliest urban planners?

• Nile River Valley

• Indus River Valley

• Huang He

• Mesoamerica

Which of the following culture hearths had the earliest historical libraries where records were kept on clay tablets in the libraries?

• Mesopotamia

• Huang He

• Nile River

• Mesoamerica

Which of the following culture hearths were home to the ancient cities of Mohenjo Daro and Harrappa?

• Huang He

• Mesoamerica

• Nile River Valley

• Indus River Valley

Which of the following culture hearths did terraced farming diffuse from?

• Mesopotamia

• Mesoamerica

• Huang He

• Indus River Valley

Which of the following did NOT diffuse from the Huang He culture hearth?

• wheeled carts

• silk dyes

• earliest written records

• wood used as a building material

Which of the following did NOT diffuse from the Nile River Valley?

• flat roofed homes

• heiroglyphics

• earliest sewer system

• system of irrigation