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Leavenworth Elementary Geo bowl Kids vs. Parents 3-7-11. Rules. 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 Out Parents = Choose from multiple choice 4 th Grade Kids & Parents
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Rules • 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 Out Parents = Choose from multiple choice • 4th Grade Kids & Parents • Indiana Facts, History, & Geography • 5th Grade Kids & Parents • United States Facts, History, & Geography • 6th Grade Kids & Parents • World Facts, History, & Geography
6th grade • What was an important political achievement of the early Roman Empire? • They had more than 150 years of peace within the empire.
6th grade • Describe the economic structure of the feudal system. • Based on farming. Wealthy people let poor people live on the land in exchange for work.
6th grade • Which map projection shows the correct size of land areas, but distorts the shapes? • Equal Area Projection
6th grade • Give an example of one cultural achievement of Athens during the Golden Age of Greece. • The Parthenon (great temples)
6th grade • What is a period of 1,000 years? • Millennium
6th grade • Why was Venice an important trading center? • Close to the sea
6th grade • Which of the following is a trade barrier that taxes an import from another country? • Tariff
6th grade • List one important scientific achievement of the Mayan civilization prior to contact with the Europeans. • Calendars or a math system that included zero
6th grade • What is N.A.T.O? • North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in which member countries support each other if one member is attacked.
6th grade • Which map gives an accurate view of land near the equator, but not of land near the poles? • Mercator Projection
6th grade • Which of the following is a trade barrier that bans all trade with another country? • Embargo
6th grade • What is one factor that helped the Spanish defeat the Incas? • Many Incas thought the Spaniards were gods.
6th grade • 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.
6th grade • Which is one way the governments of the Roman Republic and present-day United States are alike? • They both have legislative and executive branches.
6th grade • Describe one way the European Union improves relationships between member nations. • It has a court to settle disputes between member states