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SY21-22 Lesson 9 Cultural Diffusion Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
Date
1.

Cultural diffusion is best described as...

a)

sharing music from one culture to another

b)

the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions fromone culture to another

c)

the spreading of religion

2.

What statement is an example of cultural diffusion?

a)

Venezuela has large reserves of oil

b)

students in China learn Chinese in school

c)

young people dance to American rock music in Japan

3.

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.

4.

Culture is spread by...

a)

TV and Internet

b)

War and Conquest

c)

Both of the above answers are correct

5.

Which of these is NOT a example of cultural diffusion?

a)

McDonald's in China

b)

Mexican restaurants in Texas

c)

storms in both Canada and Brazil

6.
Cultural diffusion is best described as...
a)
sharing music from one culture to another
b)
Cultural margarine
c)
the spreading of religion
d)
the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions from one culture to another
7.
A group of Vikings with Swords travel to Paris and sell the swords to a museum.
In return, they get a bread oven.
a)
Trade
b)
War
c)
Tirade
d)
Migration
8.
Alexander the Great conquered many countries including Greece, Iran, Egypt, and even part of India. This created a unique culture called Hellenistic culture through violence.
What is another way to state this?
a)
 Hellenistic culture through trade.
b)
 Hellenistic culture through migration.
c)
 Hellenistic culture through purple.
d)
 Hellenistic culture through war.
9.
It is possible for cultural diffusion to be bad?
a)
Yes, an example is a European man brought a disease (Smallpox) to the United States and natives had to learn how to treat it. Many died before they could.
b)
No, how to treat a disease isn't part of a culture.
10.

What is acculturation?

a)

When you accept one culture while keeping your own

b)

When you keep your culture and reject the new one

c)

When you don't addapt to a new culture

d)

When you adopt one culture and retain your own.

11.

_________________ is the process by which a person or group adopts a new culture that takes the place of the original leaving almost no traces.

a)

Separation

b)

Acculturation

c)

Transmutation

d)

Assimilation

12.

Colombian Exchange: Which was a direct result of the initial contact between European cultures and Native American cultures in the 1490s?

a)

Most Spaniards migrated to the New World.

b)

Spanish settlers rejected Christianity for Native American religious beliefs.

c)

New diseases arrived in the Americas from which natives lacked immunity.

d)

Native Americans used Spanish settlers as a source of cheap labor.

13.

Columbian Exchange: Which statement describes an impact of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

Cross-cultural contacts between South America and Europe declined.

b)

The transfer of new products and ideas encouraged economic growth.

c)

New diseases, brought to Europe from the Americas, led to massive deaths.

d)

Native Americans migrated to Europe to compete with European jobs.

14.

Which example illustrates cultural convergence?

a)

People in many countries now enjoy eating American "fast food" and listening to American "pop" music.

b)

In 1991, the Soviet Union divided into separate countries.

c)

When the colony of India achieved independence in 1947, it formed the new countries of India and Pakistan.

d)

After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union became rivals in the Cold War.

15.

The tendency for culture groups to separate from others in order to protect or preserve their culture from influence or change

a)

Cultural Convergence

b)

Cultural Divergence

c)

Cultural Diffusion

d)

Cultural Interaction

16.

The interaction of cultures as they come in contact with each other and accept aspects of culture from both groups; merging of cultural characteristics (sometimes with a loss of one culture's norms)

a)

Cultural Convergence

b)

Cultural Divergence

c)

Cultural Diffusion

d)

Cultural Interaction

17.

Voodoo is a religion in the Americas and the Caribbean thought to be a combination of various African, Catholic and Native American traditions.

a)

Cultural Divergence

b)

Cultural Convergence

18.

Approximately 1.5 billion people speak the English language to some extent.

a)

Cultural Divergence

b)

Cultural Convergence

19.

There are distinct Muslim and Hindu areas in India.

a)

Cultural Divergence

b)

Cultural Convergence

20.
Diffusion of popular customs can adversely impact environmental quality in two ways:
a)
using renewable materials and recycled designs.
b)
diversity of products and depletion of change.
c)
depletion of scarce resources and pollution.
d)
reducing demand for foreign products and promoting local crafts.