Cultural Diffusion Semester 1

What is cultural diffusion?

• trading with other people

• spreading ideas, inventions, culture with others

• sharing something

• all of these are correct

How does cultural diffusion happen?

• trade

• travel

• war or conflict

• all of these are correct

Which is the religion that spread throughout China during the Medieval Period because of cultural diffusion?

• Arabia

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Islam

Which is NOT an example of cultural diffusion from Arabia?

• the spread of Arabic language with caravan traders

• the spread of Islam as a religion with traders and travelers

• the spread of gunpowder along the Silk Road

• the spread of algebra and other math ideas from Muslim scholars

Which is the evidence that BEST shows a clear example of cultural diffusion during the Medieval Period

• wood-block printing was taught to others in Europe because of the travelers on the Silk Road

• Buddhist monasteries acted like banks and kept money safe for people

• people liked to buy silk and tea

• I love tea because of the Medieval Chinese

Which was NOT spread through cultural diffusion?

• inventions like gunpowder, tea pots, wood-block printing

• languages like Arabic

• the idea of China wanting to be isolated

• religions like Buddhism and Islam

How did the religion of Islam spread through cultural diffusion?

• through conflict with other tribes

• with Muslim traders

• Islamic travelers shared their beliefs

• all of these are correct

Which of the following was NOT a way that cultural diffusion happened during the Medieval Period?

• emperors

• Muslim scholars and education

• Silk Road

• nomads

Which is not one of the ways the Chinese impacted the world through cultural diffusion?

• gunpowder

• porcelain

• numerals

• paper money

Which is the best specific example of cultural diffusion?

• Buddhism spread from India throughout China because of Silk Road traders and travelers.

• The Forbidden City was built to show Chinese power and remind them to keep out the foreigners.

• Algebra was a new idea.

• Muslims took control of many areas.