 Questions will be asked to each grade level one at a time with each grade level rotating per question.  1 minute maximum per question  Kids = Write OutParents = Choose from multiple choice  4 th Grade Kids & Parents  Indiana Facts, History, & Geography  5 th Grade Kids & Parents  United States Facts, History, & Geography  6 th Grade Kids & Parents  World Facts, History, & Geography

 What was an important political achievement of the early Roman Empire?  They had more than 150 years of peace within the empire.

 Describe the economic structure of the feudal system.  Based on farming. Wealthy people let poor people live on the land in exchange for work.

 Which map projection shows the correct size of land areas, but distorts the shapes?  Equal Area Projection

 Give an example of one cultural achievement of Athens during the Golden Age of Greece.  The Parthenon (great temples)

 What is a period of 1,000 years?  Millennium

 Why was Venice an important trading center?  Close to the sea

 Which of the following is a trade barrier that taxes an import from another country?  Tariff

 List one important scientific achievement of the Mayan civilization prior to contact with the Europeans.  Calendars or a math system that included zero

 What is N.A.T.O?  North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in which member countries support each other if one member is attacked.

 Which map gives an accurate view of land near the equator, but not of land near the poles?  Mercator Projection

 Which of the following is a trade barrier that bans all trade with another country?  Embargo

 What is one factor that helped the Spanish defeat the Incas?  Many Incas thought the Spaniards were gods.

 List one reason why Constantinople was an important trade center.  It was a large city and people were drawn to it or it was a prime route where three continents intersected.

 Which is one way the governments of the Roman Republic and present-day United States are alike?  They both have legislative and executive branches.

 Describe one way the European Union improves relationships between member nations.  It has a court to settle disputes between member states