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CATEGORY 1: MAD MAP SKILLS

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• According to this map what area of Africa were most

early human remains found?

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• What continent is located at 60*N, 150*E

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• According to this map which

vegetation type covers the most area

in Africa?

CATEGORY 2: MAD TIMELINE

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• According to this timeline how much time passed between ancient India and imperial China?

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• According to this timeline which

came first?1. LegoStarWars

2. LegoLand3. Lego Technic

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• According to this timeline were the

Pyramids at Giza built before or after the

book of the dead was written?

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CATEGORY 3: MAD READING

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• According to the text why was the caste system fair?

200 POINTSKarma was made up of all the good and evil that a person had done

in past lives. If people lived good lives, they might be born into a higher social class in their next life. If they lived badly, they could expect to be reborn into a lower class. They might even be reborn as animals.

For Hindus, the law of karma meant that the universe was just, or fair. Souls were rewarded or punished for the good and evil they had done. Karma was also used to explain why people had a certain status in society. You may recall that in the caste system, people could not escape the social class of their birth. According to karma, this judgment was fair, because it was thought that people’s social class reflected what they had done in their past lives.

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• According to the text what was significant about Hammurabi’s Code?

400 POINTSHammurabi was an ancient Babylonian king. He did something

that no one had ever done before. The Sumerians had created the first written cuneiform. Using this written language, Hammurabi created the first written set of laws. In Hammurabi's court, it did not matter if you were rich or poor. If you broke the law, and were found guilty, you would be punished. Since the laws were clearly written down, everyone was expected to obey them.

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• According to the text how did social classes effect daily life in Egypt?

600 POINTSEgyptian society was structured like a pyramid. At the top were the gods, such as Ra,

Osiris, and Isis. Egyptians believed that the gods controlled the universe. Therefore, it was important to keep them happy. They could make the Nile overflow, cause famine, or even bring death.

The Egyptians also elevated some human beings to gods. Their leaders, called pharaohs, were believed to be gods in human form. They had absolute power over their subjects. After pharaohs died, huge stone pyramids were built as their tombs. Pharaohs were buried in chambers within the pyramids.

Because the people of Egypt believed that their pharaohs were gods, they entrusted their rulers with many responsibilities. Protection was at the top of the list. The pharaoh directed the army in case of a foreign threat or an internal conflict. All laws were enacted at the discretion of the pharaoh. Each farmer paid taxes in the form of grain, which were stored in the pharaoh's warehouses. This grain was used to feed the people in the event of a famine.