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8thgrade
Origins of Civilization: Part I- Cultural Hearths
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which item provides archaeological evidence that Çatalhöyük had religious beliefs?
roof ladders
horned bulls' heads
clay floors
wall murals of hunting scenes
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Yangshao culture at Banpo was mostly known for their style of:
pottery
music
clothing
cooking
- 3. Multiple Choice
The main crop at Banpo was:
wheat
corn
millet
rice
- 4. Multiple Choice
The staple crop in Oaxaca was:
rice
maize
millet
wheat
- 5. Multiple Choice
Faiyum is located in what modern day country?
Beijing
Turkey
Egypt
Mexico
- 6. Multiple Choice
What do we call a place where new ideas and practices first began?
nomadic community
civilization
matrilineal clan
cultural hearth
- 7. Multiple ChoiceHow could Çatalhöyük be described?It was a Paleolithic village.It is one of the world's oldest known settlements.It was located in northern Africa.It was located in present-day Mexico.
- 8. Multiple Choice
From where did many of Faiyum's farming practices come?
northern Europe
southwestern Asia
Mediterranean area
South America
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which cultural hearth was in the Huang He river basin?
Oaxaca
Banpo
Faiyum
Çatalhöyük
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhere is Oaxaca located?Tehuacán ValleyFertile CresentNile River ValleyWei Huang Valley
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhat geographic feature was near Faiyum?Fertile CrescentTigris RiverNile RiverPacific Ocean
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which settlement's builders demonstrated advanced construction techniques?
Banpo
Çatalhöyük
Faiyum
Oaxaca
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhy was metallurgy a key development?It allowed people to store food for long periods.Making tools from metal did not require as much skill as making them from stone.Stronger and more complex tools could be made.People could build vehicles, such as carts, that used wheels.
- 14. Multiple Choice
As settled societies thrived, they began to form organized
____________________.
clans
pottery clubs
governments
sports teams
- 15. Multiple Choice
How do archaeologists know that people in Faiyum were in touch with other cultures?
The agricultural practices there were not native to the area.
Faiyum's climate did not support enough agriculture.
The building styles of Faiyum closely followed the plans seen in other cultural hearths.
Tools made at Faiyum have been found in many other places.
- 16. Multiple Choice
Banpo was best known for which technological advancement?
domesticating maize
metallurgy
silk
borrowed farming practices
- 17. Multiple Choice
Çatalhöyük was best known for which technological advancement?
silk
metallurgy
pottery
rock shelters
- 18. Multiple Choice
Oaxaca was best known for which technological advancement?
domestication of millet
domestication of maize
domestication of pigs and sheep
domestication of wheat and barley
- 19. Multiple Choice
Relating to descendants traced through the mother is known as:
metallurgy
patrilineal
matrilineal
clan
- 20. Multiple Choice
The science of obtaining metals in their natural form and preparing them for use is:
surplus
cultural diffusion
metallurgy
matrilineal
- 21. Multiple Choice
The process by which cultures interact and ideas spread from one area to another is known as:
cultural hearth
surplus
cultural diffusion
clan
- 22. Multiple Choice
A group of families that shares a common ancestor are a:
staple
clan
surplus
matrilineal
- 23. Multiple Choice
The main crop produced in a specific place is a:
maize
surplus
staple
millet
- 24. Multiple Choice
More than is required or necessary; extra:
staple
sufficient
surplus
teosinte
- 25. Multiple Choice
Banpo's home design featured:
flat roofs connected by ladders
small houses facing a central square
caves or rock shelters
post holes and clay floors
- 26. Multiple Choice
Features of Faiyum's homes include:
post holes and clay floors
flat roofs serving as walkways
rock dwellings and caves
beds of feathers
- 27. Multiple Choice
Cultural hearths shared all of the following geographic features EXCEPT:
access to rivers
mild climate
tropical grassland
fertile land
- 28. Multiple Choice
Maize originated from a grass known as:
Tehuacán
millet
teosinte
corn
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which of the following cultural hearths DOES NOT match their location?
Banpo - Northern Europe - China
Faiyum - North Africa - Egypt
Çatalhöyük - Southwest Asia - Turkey
Oaxaca - Central America - Mexico
- 30. Multiple Choice
Identify the river(s) associated with the cultural hearth Çatalhöyük.
Nile
Amazon
Huang He
Tigris & Euphrates
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