Cultural Hearths

When archaeologists found horned bulls' heads mounted on walls, it was a sign that...

• people in Catalhoyuk practice farming.

• people in Catalhoyuk practice religion.

• people in Catalhoyuk practice hunting.

People began to form organized governments...

• after they settled and were farming.

• soon after they settled and were hunting.

• soon after they settled and were thriving.

Archaeologists believed that there was no higher or lower class in the Banpo society because...

• most graves had similar "grave goods."

• graves had gold and some had silver

• clans were buried together

This cultural hearth was known as one of the world's oldest settlements.

• China: Banpo

• Southwest Asia: Catalhoyuk

• North Africa: Faiyum

• Mesoamerica: Oaxaca

A place where new ideas and technology spread to surrounding areas best describes...

• cultural diffusion

• culture

• cultural hearth

Located in present day Turkey(Southwest Asia)

• Catalhoyuk

• Banpo

• Faiyum

• Oaxaca

Farmers of Faiyum benefits from cultural diffusion by

• hunting more animals

• keeping the ideas to themselves

• using their farming practices

Banpo was the closest cultural hearth to North America

• True

• False

Cultural diffusion is...

• The spreading of religions only to each area.

• cultures that only celebrate their own holidays

• cultures spreading and interacting from one area to another.

What was the staple crop of Banpo?

• millet

• maize

• wheat