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7th grade How foods, languages and inventions spread from place to place worksheet

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How foods, languages and inventions spread from place to place

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Circle the best answer.

1.
Where were our numerals invented, Esme asks?
- In Arabia, by Al-Khwarizmi
- In Italy, by Fibonacci
- In Rome, as Roman numerals
- In India
2.
Where was papermaking first documented, Kira asks?
- China
- Italy
- Spain, with its waterwheel mills
- Egypt, with papyrus
3.
In what order did papermaking spread, Luz asks?
Use the picture in question 2.
- Europe, Middle East, China
- Spain first, then China
- It appeared everywhere at once
- China, Middle East, Europe
4.
Why did printing in the 1400s help the numerals spread, Milo asks?
- Printing made Roman numerals new
- Printed books carried them
- Printing banned the numerals
- Printing came before Fibonacci
5.
Paper and printing both appear in this pack. How might paper have helped printing, Noah asks?
- They had no link
- Printing came before paper in Europe
- Paper stopped printing from spreading
- Mills made pages for books
6.
How many years after Liber Abaci was the year 1500, Pia asks?
- 298 years
- 29 years
- 1,202 years
- 2,702 years
7.
By which century had papermaking reached Europe, Ren asks?
- The 1000s
- The 1900s
- The 700s, when it reached the Middle East
- The 200s, in Han times
8.
Zee's note says, "Fibonacci invented our numerals." Which fix is right?
- Change "Fibonacci" to "Naismith"
- Leave it: Liber Abaci invented them
- Change it: he helped spread them
- Change "numerals" to "paper"
9.
Ari's note says, "Papermaking began in Spain." Which fix is right?
- Change "Papermaking" to "Jazz"
- Change "Spain" to "China"
- Leave it: Spain had the first waterwheel mills
- Change "began" to "ended"
10.
Bo's note says, "The numerals spread across Europe in a single year." Which fix is right?
- Change "numerals" to "potatoes"
- Leave it: one year was enough
- Change it: they spread over centuries
- Change "Europe" to "Han China"

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About this worksheet

How foods, languages and inventions spread from place to place. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can follow the potato from the Andes to Europe (1500s) and Asia (2000s), and tell where a food began from where it spread.
I can follow our numerals (India, Al-Khwarizmi, Fibonacci's Liber Abaci of 1202, printing) and papermaking (Han China, the Middle East, Europe by the 1000s), and work out the years between.
I can follow jazz from New Orleans and basketball from Springfield (1891), name expansion and relocation diffusion, and say how cultures change as they spread.

Standard: D2.Geo.7.6-8

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