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Cultural Diffusion and Ancient Civilizations L 11-12-13

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is cultural diffusion?

a)

 the spreading of a culture more widely


b)

An idea or ideas that were developed to explain how something occurred

c)

Something that is old and existed in the past long ago


d)

old objects dug up by archaeologists, such as tools, weapons, and pottery


2.

ancient means

a)

 the spreading of a culture more widely


b)

An idea or ideas that were developed to explain how something occurred

c)

Something that is old and existed in the past long ago

d)

old objects dug up by archaeologists, such as tools, weapons, and pottery


3.

artifacts are

a)

 the spreading of a culture more widely


b)

An idea or ideas that were developed to explain how something occurred

c)

Something that is old and existed in the past long ago.


d)

old objects dug up by archaeologists, such as tools, weapons, and pottery.


4.

theory:

a)

 the spreading of a culture more widely


b)

An idea or ideas that were developed to explain how something occurred

c)

Something that is old and existed in the past long ago


d)

old objects dug up by archaeologists, such as tools, weapons, and pottery

5.

anthropologists

a)

 people who dig up and study old remains and objects of ancient people

b)

people who study present-day cultures and past civilizations

c)

 the way an organized group of people live at a particular time and place

d)

movement of people or animals from one place to another

6.

migration

a)

 people who dig up and study old remains and objects of ancient people

b)

people who study present-day cultures and past civilizations

c)

 the way an organized group of people live at a particular time and place

d)

movement of people or animals from one place to another

7.

archaeologists

a)

 people who dig up and study old remains and objects of ancient people

b)

people who study present-day cultures and past civilizations

c)

 the way an organized group of people live at a particular time and place

d)

movement of people or animals from one place to another

8.

civilization

a)

 people who dig up and study old remains and objects of ancient people

b)

people who study present-day cultures and past civilizations

c)

 the way an organized group of people live at a particular time and place

d)

movement of people or animals from one place to another



9.

controversy

a)

 the spreading of something more widely

b)

causing disagreement

c)

movement of people or animals from one place to another


d)

a distinct period of time


10.

cultural diffusion

a)

 the way an organized group of people live at a particular time and place


b)

theories that cause disagreement

c)

parts of cultures that are adopted as civilizations spread out through other regions

d)

a distinct period of time


11.

diffusion

a)


 the spreading of something more widely

b)

theories that cause disagreement

c)

movement of people or animals from one place to another

d)

a distinct period of time

12.

era

a)


 the spreading of something more widely

b)

theories that cause disagreement

c)

movement of people or animals from one place to another

d)

a distinct period of time

13.

 radiocarbon dating

a)

 the spreading of something more widely

b)

method of computing the age of an old object containing living material

c)

movement of people or animals from one place to another


d)

a distinct period of time


14.

stratification analysis

a)


 telling the age of old objects from the layer of ground they came from


b)

method of computing the age of an old object containing living material

c)

movement of people or animals from one place to another


d)

a distinct period of time


15.

Something that ancient civilizations do NOT have in common!

a)

lakes and rivers

b)

armies

c)

wealth

d)

leaders (king or queen or emperor)

16.

Something that successful ancient civilizations did NOT always have in common!

a)

central cities with buildings

b)

inventions

c)

strong leaders

d)

enemies

17.

The Anasazi were in modern-day

a)
Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah
b)

Arizona rivers

c)

Illinois

d)

Pennsylvania

18.

The Mound Builders lived in modern-day

a)
Mississippi River Valley, Illinois
b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Arizona

d)

Canada & Alaska

19.

The Meadowcroft Rockshelter was discovered in modern-day

a)
Pennsylvania
b)

Illinois

c)

Canada & Alaska

d)

Arizona, Utah, Colorado

20.

The Hohokum lived in modern-day

a)
Arctic, Alaska, northern Canada
b)

Arizona river valleys

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Illinois

21.

adobe

a)

another word for corn


b)

carvings and drawings made by members of prehistoric tribes

c)

 a hard, gray rock used in making tools and weapons

d)

sand and straw mixed together and dried as brick

22.

 kivas

a)

wandering from one place to another

b)

an isolated landform that has a flat top and steep sides

c)

 underground rooms used for religious ceremonies by the Anasazi

d)

special programs that honor an event or occasion

23.

 ceremony

a)

wandering from one place to another

b)

an isolated landform that has a flat top and steep sides

c)

 underground rooms used for religious ceremonies by the Anasazi

d)

special programs that honor an event or occasion

24.

 mesa

a)

wandering from one place to another

b)

an isolated landform that has a flat top and steep sides

c)

 underground rooms used for religious ceremonies by the Anasazi

d)

special programs that honor an event or occasion

25.

 nomadic

a)

wandering from one place to another

b)

an isolated landform that has a flat top and steep sides

c)

 underground rooms used for religious ceremonies by the Anasazi

d)

special programs that honor an event or occasion

26.

maize

a)

another word for corn

b)

carvings and drawings made by members of prehistoric tribes

c)

 a hard, gray rock used in making tools and weapons

d)

sand and straw mixed together and dried as brick

27.

flint

a)

another word for corn


b)

carvings and drawings made by members of prehistoric tribes

c)

 a hard, gray rock used in making tools and weapons

d)

sand and straw mixed together and dried as brick

28.

petroglyphs

a)

another word for corn


b)

carvings and drawings made by members of prehistoric tribes

c)

 a hard, gray rock used in making tools and weapons

d)

sand and straw mixed together and dried as brick

29.

The Eskimo Inuit were in modern-day

a)
Arctic, Alaska, northern Canada
b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Illinois

d)

Arizona

30.

thatched

a)

things related to religious beliefs

b)

your past family, such as grandparent or great grandparent

c)

 covering a roof with straw and other types of grasses

d)

underground rooms used for religious ceremonies by the Anasazi

31.

spiritual

a)

things related to religious beliefs

b)

your past family, such as grandparent or great grandparent


c)

 covering a roof with straw and other types of grasses

d)

underground rooms used for religious ceremonies by the Anasazi

32.

ancestors

a)

things related to religious beliefs

b)

your past family, such as grandparent or great grandparent


c)

 covering a roof with straw and other types of grasses

d)

underground rooms used for religious ceremonies by the Anasazi

33.

excavate

a)

things related to religious beliefs

b)

 to unearth; dig up

c)

 covering a roof with straw and other types of grasses

d)

underground rooms used for religious ceremonies by the Anasazi

34.

These characteristics apply to the Anasazi EXCEPT

a)

tundra & arctic

b)

Cliff Dwellers

c)

petroglyphs

d)

kivas

35.

These characteristics apply to the Anasazi EXCEPT

a)

desert region

b)

adobe & pueblos

c)

irrigation system

d)

agricultural society

36.

These characteristics apply to the Hohokum EXCEPT

a)

pueblos

b)

thatched huts

c)

irrigation system

d)

agricultural society

37.

These characteristics apply to the Mound Builders EXCEPT

a)

pueblos

b)

largest ancient city north of Mexico

c)

no one knows why they build the very large dirt structures

d)

agricultural society

38.

These characteristics apply to the Meadowcroft Rockshelter civilization EXCEPT

a)

wooden instruments

b)

flint tools

c)

oldest ancient civilization found in North America

d)

kivas

39.

The Eskimo Inuit civilization includes all EXCEPT:

a)

region where Huskies were bred

b)

caribou, seals, fur traps, polar bears

c)

agricultural society

d)

igloos, kayaks, wooden summer huts

40.

All of these civilizations were agricultural EXCEPT:

a)

Mound Builders

b)

Hohokum

c)

Eskimo Inuit

d)

Anasazi

41.

The "three sisters" included each of these items EXCEPT:

a)

squash

b)

peas

c)

corn

d)

beans