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Technology, Conflic/Cooperation and Other Ancient Regions

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is cultural diffusion?

a)

The spread of ideas, technology and goods through trade, conflict etc.

b)

The division of cultures based on your geographic location

c)

There is no such thing as cultural diffusion, Mr. Foster, nice try

d)

Keeping culture from spreading because your civilization is in isolation

2.

What was a big reason cultural diffusion was not able to take place rapidly in the Americas?

a)

Geography prevented the spread of culture

b)

Weather/climate was a big barrier for culture to spread

c)

War and other civilizations kept culture from spreading

d)

Culture diffusion happened everywhere rapidly

3.

Copper was a very strong metal

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Smelting is...

a)

The act of taking tin out of copper to make the copper stronger

b)

The entire process from mining to creating something out of the metal mined

c)

The process of adding tin or lead to a metal like copper to make it stronger

d)

Smelting isn't real, Mr. Foster, C'mon man!

5.

Which region other than afroeurasia saw significant monumental architecture in era 2?

a)

The middle east

b)

The Americas

c)

Oceania

d)

Sub-Saharan Africa

6.

Ancient civilizations did not believe in law and order

a)

True

b)

False

7.

A tribute is a tax paid by the conquered civilization to show obedience or loyalty

a)

True

b)

False

8.

How were Egyptians paid for work in their civilization?

a)

Egyptian gold coins

b)

Potatoes

c)

Grain

d)

Spiritual well-being

9.

Technologies were created for what reason

a)

To help humans solve problems

b)

To create wars/conflict

c)

To help create social hierarchies

d)

To help increase population growth

10.

Conflict and cooperation was much more present in era 2 than era 1 because...

a)

There were less people on planet earth

b)

Population growth at this time has created more opportunities for humans to bump into each other

c)

Conflict and cooperation didn't exist until era 3

d)

Inventions like the plow made people fight more

11.

The Silk Road is a prime example of what?

a)

Geographic dependence

b)

Geographic luck

c)

Cultural diffusion

d)

Agricultural technology

12.

Which was the chariot not essential for during era 2?

a)

agriculture

b)

Trade

c)

War

d)

Cooperation

13.

The invention of Bronze from copper is an example of what?

a)

Cultural diffusion

b)

Innovation

c)

Conflict

d)

metallurgy

14.

The art and science of producing metal goods from mining to the finished metal product

a)

Smelting

b)

Dynasty

c)

Metallurgy

d)

Bronze age

15.

A dynasty is a series of rulers from the same family in a particular place

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Where was there monumental architecture in the world outside of afroeurasia?

a)

Oceania

b)

Sub-Saharan Africa

c)

The Americas

d)

There was no monumental architecture elsewhere because of geographic barriers

17.

We do not use any ancient tools today

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Metallurgy started in Southwest Asia?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What prevented bronze from reaching Sub-Saharan Africa?

a)

Nothing, bronze was everywhere in Africa

b)

They couldn't find enough camels to transport the bronze

c)

Geography such as the Sahara desert prevented the spread of bronze

d)

Nobody traded with Sub-Saharan Africa