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Cultural Diffusion/Columbian Exchange

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where did most of these explorers coming from?

a)

Europe

b)

Asia

c)

North America

d)

Africa

2.

What does diffusion mean?

a)

Getting close together

b)

Spreading out

3.

What is cultural diffusion

a)

The spread of people around the globe

b)

The spread of molecules in a space

c)

The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another

4.

Who benefitted most from the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The Europeans/Old World

b)

The Native Americans/New World

c)

Both

d)

Neither

5.

What came from the Columbian exchange that MOST benefitted Native Americans

a)

Diseases

b)

Chocolate

c)

Horses

d)

Rice

6.

How did the population of the Old World change during the Columbian exchange

a)

It increased because people moved there

b)

It decreased because Native Americans died of disease

c)

It stayed the same.

7.
Which of the following is NOT a part of culture?
a)
History
b)
Weather
c)
Language
d)
Food
8.
cultural convergence 
a)
occurs when a people group leaves their culture behind
b)
occurs when different cultures become similar 
c)
occurs when a person leaves their culture behind
d)
is the movement of culture traits 
9.
How has technology impacted cultural diffusion today? 
a)
trading is more challenging with the different languages and cultures 
b)
innovations such as the airplane, and engine have allowed for trade to increase 
c)
there are not any impacts from technology 
d)
Europe has monopolized the computer industry 
10.
Culture is a set of learned behaviors passed down through generations.
a)
True 
b)
False
11.
Culture is spread by...
a)
Movement of people
b)
TV and Internet
c)
War and conquest
d)
All are correct
12.
Whip/nae nae, Harlem Shake, or Ice bucket challenge videos are examples this type of diffusion... 
a)
Relocation Diffusion
b)
Contagious Diffusion
c)
Stimulus Diffusion
d)
Hierarchical Diffusion
13.
Mostly spreads through TV, Internet, Movies...
a)
Folk Culture
b)
Pop Culture
c)
Neither
d)
Both
14.
McDonalds, Coca-Cola, Polo, Apple, cars, blue jeans, soccer...
a)
Folk Culture
b)
Pop Culture
c)
Neither
d)
Both
15.

What statement is an example of cultural diffusion?

a)

Venezuela has large reserves of oil

b)

Texas has large amounts of oil

c)

students in China learn Chinese in school

d)

young people dance to rock music in Japan