2. Are You Smarter Than a 5 th Grader?

3. 1,000,000 5th Grade Topic 1 5th Grade Topic 2 4th Grade Topic 3 4th Grade Topic 4 3rd Grade Topic 5 3rd Grade Topic 6 2nd Grade Topic 7 2nd Grade Topic 8 1st Grade Topic 9 1st Grade Topic 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 / Where does the archaeological evidence gathered by Louis and Mary Leakey suggest that human life began?

5. 5th Grade Topic 1 Answer / The Great Rift Valley in Africa Return

6. 5th Grade Topic 2 Question / Name the people who originally lived in West Africa but migrated throughout sub-Saharan Africa spreading iron-making and agriculture.

7. 5th Grade Topic 2 Answer / The Bantu Return

8. 4th Grade Topic 3 Question / What empire conquered Constantinople, controlled the Eastern Mediterranean, and was a multinational empire?

9. 4th Grade Topic 3 Answer / The Ottoman Empire Return

10. 4th Grade Topic 4 Question / What organization was created to establish production quotas to control the price of oil?

11. 4th Grade Topic 4 Answer / The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Return

12. 3rd Grade Topic 5 Question / Who was a famous Chinese explorer during the Ming Dynasty – traveling throughout the Indian Ocean and even reaching the East coast of Africa until the imperial court stopped the expeditions?

13. 3rd Grade Topic 5 Answer / Zheng He Return

14. 3rd Grade Topic 6 Question / This Chinese rebellion is frequently compared to the Sepoy Mutiny because it, too, was an attempt to remove the foreigners but failed. Name the rebellion.

15. 3rd Grade Topic 6 Answer / Boxer Rebellion

16. 2nd Grade Topic 7 Question / This communist leader of China tried to industrialize China rapidly with his Great Leap Forward and punished his enemies during the Cultural Revolution. Name this leader.

17. 2nd Grade Topic 7 Answer / Mao Zedong Return

18. 2nd Grade Topic 8 Question / During this period of Japanese history, the shogun passed the Act of Seclusion thereby isolating the country. Name this period.

19. 2nd Grade Topic 8 Answer / The Tokugawa Shogunate Return

20. 1st Grade Topic 9 Question / These seasonal winds helped traders travel throughout the Indian Ocean and helped farmers farm in South Asia. Name these seasonal winds.

21. 1st Grade Topic 9 Answer / Monsoons Return

22. 1st Grade Topic 10 Question / This system lacks social mobility but is an essential feature of Hinduism. Brahmins have the highest status and untouchables are outcastes. Name this system.

23. 1st Grade Topic 10 Answer / Caste System Return

24. Million Dollar Question Grade Level Topic 11 This significant ruler of the Mauryan Empire renounced violence, converted to Buddhism, and built pillars with his words for peace and tolerance. Name this ruler.

25. 1,000,000 Answer / Asoka Return

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