2. Are You Smarter Than a 5 th Grader?

3. 1,000,000 5th Grade Geography 5th Grade Language 4th Grade History 3 4th Grade History 4 3rd Grade History 5 3rd Grade History 6 2nd Grade Government 2nd Grade History 8 1st Grade History 9 1st Grade History 10 500,000 300,000 175,000 100,000 50,000 25,000 10,000 5,000 2,000 1,000

4. 5th Grade Topic 1 Question / Greece’s mountainous terrain and its series of small islands influenced the ancient Greeks to develop / A. a political system based on independent city-states / B. a culture that was uniform throughout its vast empire / C. an economic system based on mining precious metals / D. a society completely isolated from other civilizations. / Greece’s mountainous terrain and its series of small islands influenced the ancient Greeks to develop / A. a political system based on independent city-states / B. a culture that was uniform throughout its vast empire / C. an economic system based on mining precious metals / D. a society completely isolated from other civilizations.

5. 5th Grade Topic 1 Answer / A. a political system based on independent city-states Return

6. 5th Grade Topic 2 Question / Atlas – a collection of maps / Herculean - very powerful / Labyrinth – a maze / Olympian – majestic, honored / All of these words used in the English language today originated in myths of the / A. Chinese / B. Romans / C. Greeks / D. Egyptians / Atlas – a collection of maps / Herculean - very powerful / Labyrinth – a maze / Olympian – majestic, honored / All of these words used in the English language today originated in myths of the / A. Chinese / B. Romans / C. Greeks / D. Egyptians

7. 5th Grade Topic 2 Answer / C. Greeks Return

8. 4th Grade Topic 3 Question / The wars of Carthage (264-146 B.C.) gave the Roman Empire control of / A. North Africa / B. Asia Minor / C. Northern Europe / D. the Middle East / The wars of Carthage (264-146 B.C.) gave the Roman Empire control of / A. North Africa / B. Asia Minor / C. Northern Europe / D. the Middle East

9. 4th Grade Topic 3 Answer / A. North Africa Return

10. 4th Grade Topic 4 Question / In the 700s A.D. Arabian merchants played an important role in / A. spreading new technology among Asia, Africa, and Europe. / B. converting large number of Western Europeans to Islam. / C. uniting most of Asia and Europe under a single religion. / D. stopping the invasion of nomadic people from Central Asia. / In the 700s A.D. Arabian merchants played an important role in / A. spreading new technology among Asia, Africa, and Europe. / B. converting large number of Western Europeans to Islam. / C. uniting most of Asia and Europe under a single religion. / D. stopping the invasion of nomadic people from Central Asia.

11. 4th Grade Topic 4 Answer / B. converting large numbers of Western Europeans to Islam Return

12. 3rd Grade Topic 5 Question / In medieval Europe, law and order were maintained by the / A. legions. / B. merchants. / C. nobility. / D. serfs. / In medieval Europe, law and order were maintained by the / A. legions. / B. merchants. / C. nobility. / D. serfs.

13. 3rd Grade Topic 5 Answer / C. nobility Return

14. 3rd Grade Topic 6 Question / During medieval times, which of these groups was legally tied to the land? / A. serfs / B. knights / C. parish priests / D. minor nobility / During medieval times, which of these groups was legally tied to the land? / A. serfs / B. knights / C. parish priests / D. minor nobility

15. 3rd Grade Topic 6 Answer / A. serfs

16. 2nd Grade Topic 7 Question / During the medieval period in Europe, the political power of the kings and great nobles was often constrained by the actions of / A. elected parliaments. / B. high Church officials. / C. the growing middle class. / D. organized groups of serfs. / During the medieval period in Europe, the political power of the kings and great nobles was often constrained by the actions of / A. elected parliaments. / B. high Church officials. / C. the growing middle class. / D. organized groups of serfs.

17. 2nd Grade Topic 7 Answer / B. high Church officials Return

18. 2nd Grade Topic 8 Question / How did the Crusades affect the economies of Central and Western Europe? / A. God and silver brought back by crusaders caused monetary inflation. / B. The Crusades led to a decline in the production of crafts and food crops. / C. Cloth and spies brought back by crusaders led to greater interest in trade. / D. The Crusades limited access to luxury goods from China and India. / How did the Crusades affect the economies of Central and Western Europe? / A. God and silver brought back by crusaders caused monetary inflation. / B. The Crusades led to a decline in the production of crafts and food crops. / C. Cloth and spies brought back by crusaders led to greater interest in trade. / D. The Crusades limited access to luxury goods from China and India.

19. 2nd Grade Topic 8 Answer / C. Cloth and spices brought back by crusaders led to greater interest in trade. Return

20. 1st Grade Topic 9 Question / Europe in the fourteenth century lost over 1/3 of its population to the spread of this disease / A. yellow fever / B. cholera / C. bubonic plague / D. malaria / Europe in the fourteenth century lost over 1/3 of its population to the spread of this disease / A. yellow fever / B. cholera / C. bubonic plague / D. malaria

21. 1st Grade Topic 9 Answer / C. bubonic plague Return

22. 1st Grade Topic 10 Question / The stories from Marco Polo’s travels encouraged Europeans to / A. journey to Asia in search of wealth. / B. abandon the feudal land system. / C. launch the Crusades against Muslims. / D. islolated themselves from foreigners. / The stories from Marco Polo’s travels encouraged Europeans to / A. journey to Asia in search of wealth. / B. abandon the feudal land system. / C. launch the Crusades against Muslims. / D. islolated themselves from foreigners.

23. 1st Grade Topic 10 Answer / A. journey to Asia in search of wealth Return

24. Million Dollar Question Grade Level Topic 11 Culture

25. 1,000,000 Question / Artist, architect, mathematician / Studies anatomy to draw more realistic human figures / Painted a mural depicting the last meeting of Jesus and his disciples / Painted the portrait known as “Mona Lisa” / This information best describes which of these individuals of the Renaissance? / A. Raphael / B. Michelangelo / C. da Vinci / D. Botticelli / Artist, architect, mathematician / Studies anatomy to draw more realistic human figures / Painted a mural depicting the last meeting of Jesus and his disciples / Painted the portrait known as “Mona Lisa” / This information best describes which of these individuals of the Renaissance? / A. Raphael / B. Michelangelo / C. da Vinci / D. Botticelli

26. 1,000,000 Answer / C. da Vinci Return

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