College Board Unit 3 Study Guide

Which scenario best explains the process of assimilation?

The American government educated Native American children in American-style boarding schools. All of the children were taught English, and girls were taught how to be homemakers.

Christianity has expanded through repeated patterns of relocation diffusion to spread to the Americas. Which of the following explains the impacts of this diffusion on Christianity in the Americas?

The repeated relocations have resulted in a wide diversity of Christian religious beliefs and practices.

As Buddhism diffused through East Asia, Buddhist traditions blended with local cultural customs to create distinct religious practices, such as Daoism in China and Shinto in Japan. Which of the following terms best describes this blending of cultural traditions?

Syncretism

Which of the following correctly pairs a global religion described with its hearth region of origin?

Hinduism and South Asia

Based on the two images, which of the following statements best explains the geographic process that took place as Islam diffused from its hearth?

Islam diffused hierarchically to the west through conquest and to the east through relocation via missionaries along trade routes.

Which of the following is an example of an ethnic religion?

Judaism

Which of the following correctly lists the four major ancient culture hearths?

Indus Valley, Mesopotamia, Nile Valley, North China

If four languages have similar words for numbers and the names of fish, but different names for a certain disease, what might be concluded about the time at which the disease first diffused?

The population divided and evolved into the four different languages, and then the disease spread.

The world’s three major monotheistic religions originated in which of the following regions?

Southwest Asia

How does the map illustrate global diffusion of the French language from its cultural hearth in Paris?

The map shows how in many areas of the former French empire the language persists despite the independence of former colonies.

Which of the following originated in South Asia and subsequently spread throughout much of Southeast and East Asia?

Buddhism

Which of the following is a term used in the study of place names?

Toponyms

Hinduism and Buddhism have their origins in South Asia. Much of Hinduism’s population is concentrated in South Asia, whereas much of Buddhism’s population has diffused to other parts of Asia. Which of the following best explains this difference in the cultural diffusion of Hinduism and Buddhism?

Hinduism is an ethnic religion concentrated in the region near its cultural hearth, and Buddhism is a universalizing religion that has spread to regions where the religion has been adopted.

Which of the following religions is appropriately matched with its region of origin?

Buddhism . . India

Which of the following best explains how immigration affects the cultural landscape of religion?

Immigrants often retain their religion during the process of acculturation, contributing to religious diversity within the cultural landscape of the receiving country.

Chinese porcelain was highly valued in Europe for its beauty, style, and durability. However, imported porcelain from China was very expensive. This is an example of

Stimulus Diffusion