A) Which of the following could be considered a cultural hearth for the reason given? (1 point)
Mesopotamia, because that’s one of the places where agriculture first emerged
Japan, because it became an industrial nation in the late nineteenth century
Los Angeles, because it is the largest city in California
North Africa, because much of the region is desert
Mesopotamia, because that’s one of the places where agriculture first emerged
A) How have innovation and trade led to cultural diffusion in the twenty-first century? (1 point)
The internet speeds up the rate at which music and other media spread from one place to
another.
Migrants to Europe assimilated to European culture as they started businesses in European
cities.
Multinational companies just began the process of spreading fast-food culture to new places in
the twenty-first century.
Merchants used new sailing technologies to establish communities in far-off regions, spreading
their religious practices.