Cultural and Historical Concepts Quiz

What is Cultural Diffusion?

• The spreading of ideas, beliefs, customs, and technology from one culture to another.

• The practice of farming, including growing crops and raising animals.

• The design and building of structures like homes, temples, and other buildings.

• The science of working with metals to make tools and weapons.

What does Surplus mean?

• Extra supplies or food that are more than what is needed.

• The process of preserving a dead body.

• A belief in only one god.

• A government ruled by a king or queen.

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CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

What is Specialization?

• When people focus on doing one kind of job or skill.

• A form of government where people vote to make decisions.

• A writing system used in ancient Egypt.

• The process of bringing water to crops using canals.

What is the practice of Agriculture?

• The practice of farming, including growing crops and raising animals.

• The belief that a soul is reborn into a new body after death.

• The process of bringing together or uniting people or groups.

• A social class system found in India.

What does Metallurgy involve?

• The science of working with metals to make tools and weapons.

• The process of preserving a dead body.

• A belief in many gods.

• A plant used by ancient Egyptians to make paper.

What is Monotheism?

• Belief in only one god.

• Belief in many gods.

• A writing system used in ancient Mesopotamia.

• A government ruled by a king or queen.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

What is the Caste System?

• A social class system found in India where people are born into a class and usually stay in it.

• The process of preserving a dead body.

• The belief that a soul is reborn into a new body after death.

• The process of bringing together or uniting people or groups.

What is a "Polis" in ancient Greece?

• A public open space

• A city-state

• A wealthy class

• A god or goddess

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CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

What was the "Agora" used for in ancient Greece?

• A place for wealthy people

• A city-state

• Markets and meetings

• A religious site

Who were the "Patricians" in ancient Rome?

• Common people

• Upper-class people

• Merchants

• Soldiers