2. Wheels, sails, plows and plumbing are several examples of this Characteristic of Civilization Civilization 100
3. This helped civilizations advance by allowing villages to work more efficiently and divide the labor Category A 200 Civilization
4. Name at least two things needed for a city to be considered “advanced”, Category A 300 Civilization
5. Which characteristics of civilization could this picture represent? Category A 400 Civilization Ziggurat: A temple tower of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians
6. This is a long–lasting pattern of organization in a community – like a class system or a set of laws Category A 500 Civilization
7. Of B.C.E and C.E., the one that is older. Mad Skills 100
16. Once people learned to farm, they were able to stay in one place… this led to more _________ shelters… Category C 300 Neolithic Era
17. Approximately how many years ago did human develop farming? 1. 1,200 yrs ago 2. 6,000 yrs ago 3. 11,000 yrs ago Category C 400 Neolithic Era picture
18. What geographic features existed here that allowed farming to develop? Category C 500 Neolithic Era
19. Write and Wrong 100 A good thesis statement should always: 1. Have the reader ask How? or Why? 2. Explain things to the reader 3. Solve a common problem 4. All of the above
20. From this prompt, create a complete thesis statement that could lead into several topic sentences: Why did a system of record keeping develop in civilizations? Category D 200 Write and Wrong
21. Create a sentence using all three of these words: Government Complex Institution Civilization Category D 300 Write and Wrong They were at the lowest level of Sumerian society. Some of them could eventually buy their freedom.
22. From this prompt, create a complete thesis statement that could lead into several topic sentences: Why did a system of record keeping develop in civilizations? Category D 400 Write and Wrong
23. Write this date as a century: 409 B.C.E Category D 500 Write and Wrong
38. During the game, whispering is OK, but LOUD talking and/or disruptions DURING THE GAME may result in point loss for the entire team.
39. The response should be phrased in the FORM OF A QUESTION . (Words, phrases, and statements – even if correct – may be disqualified)
40. A CORRECT ANSWER earns the same number of points as the number of teams participating in the game. For e.g., if there are 7 teams, the correct answer = 7 points.
41. If the speaker does not respond correctly within 10 seconds, the question passes on to the next team speaker, who has 5 seconds to respond.
42. The number of points for the correct answer at this stage are determined by the number of teams preceding the correct answer.
43. Questions that are not answered during the regular round are thrown open to the class – by a show of hands – and the first correct answer earns 1 point.
44. For the Daily Double, the speaker designates the number of points – up to the max. points earned by the team . If correct, the team earns the designated points; if incorrect, they lose the designated points.
45. At the end of the game, teams are ranked. The #1 team earns the same number of points as the number of teams. For e.g. 7 teams = 7 points. Other teams also earn points based on their ranking. These points are added to your test grade!
46. Again, whispering is OK, but remember, LOUD TALKING and/or DISRUPTIONS DURING THE GAME may result in point loss for the entire team.
47. The judge’s decisions are FINAL and whining, pouting, and/or complaints will NOT BE ENTERTAINED…
