WH Book 1 Ancient Civ Ch. 2 Vocab Quiz

What is a cultural hearth?

• a fireplace for your culture

• a place to heat up smores

• a formal town gathering to spread culture

• the promotion and spread of new ideas, practices, and technology in different parts of the world.

Which of the following are true about Catalhoyuk?

• Nowadays, it would be considered a small, simple Neolithic Village

• In ancient times, it was advanced and big in population and size

• Its people had a rich culture and a stable food supply based on farming

• They grew food, had cattle, and had a surplus of food.

• It was a poor city

What does matrilineal mean?

• Tracing the line of descendants through the mother

• Tracing the line of descendants through the father

• Tracing the line of descendants through the cousins

• Tracing the line of descendants through blood testing

Which of these statements is true about Banpo??

• It is a well-known Yangshao site

• It is the name of a large farming village

• Its main crop was millet

• There was pottery and buildings found at this site

Which of the following is true about Mesoamerica?

• The people of Mesoamerica were nomadic

• One of their main crops was maize

• Mesoamericans love popcorn

• It means middle America

The process by which cultures interact and spread from one are to another is called ____________________.

• cultural capital

• cultural affinity

• cultural diffusion

• cultural exploration

Which of the following are true of The Nile River Valley?

• It had good agriculture that grew its population

• It is a wide and deep valley

• It was the perfect place for farming after climate change

• It dried up and caused people to starve

Define civilization

• a city that has a lot of people

• a state that has a lot of cities

• a country compiled of many states or territories

• an advanced and complex society

A place of worship is called ________________

• temple

• store

• shrine

• cave

What are characteristics of a city?

• must have at least 100 thousand people

• political and economic centers for people

• centers for trade

• often contained buildings for government