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=__** S A L L Y RULEZ !!!!!! **__= GREAT SITE [] **LILLY(LEAH)WILL BE WHATEVER THIS COLOR IS.** ERIC WILL BE BLUE. Sam will be purple. **Maheen will be pink.** FROM LILLY: GUYS, WE FINALLY DID IT!!!!! WE R DONE THE SCRIPT!!!!!! NOW THE ONLY THING WE NEED R THE IMAGES. DONT MAKE US SAD ERIC.

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1st grade questions are 5 questions which is maheen and socialstructure based on economic power. 2nd grade will be leah and 5 questions will be food supply and urban focus 3rd will be religious structure 5 questions and sam will do Commercial will be sam artistic and intellectual activity ( which will advertise the plow) 4th grade will be sam and erick or political and military structure (5 questions 5th grade will be leah and development of writing  Commercial will be leah artistic and intellectual activity (which will advertise the water clock)  Million dollar questions will be 1 question and sam wil do about any characteristics

Saturday Leah will do it from 12:00 to 1:00 fri will maheen 6:00 to 6:30 saturday erick will do from 2:00 to 3:00 sam on sunday from 12:00 to 12:30 . SCRIPT: . **Kevin: here in lovely city-state sumer, where people ride on chariots, where the land is fertile because of the 2 rivers,and everyone uses the rivers for everything....** **Eric: Welcome children of all genders. Here are our students Lilly(audience cheers) and Kevin (audience cheers).** **Lets now begiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin... ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER! MESOPOTAMAIN VERSION TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH! YEAH!** **( ARE YOU SMARTER THEN A 5TH GRADER THEME SONG)** []

**ERIC: LETS MEET OUR CONTESTANT... MAAAAAAAAHEEEEEEN!** **( MAHEEN ENTERS, LIGHT APPLAUSE.)**

**Eric: Here are the rules: There are 15 questions, 3 questions for each grade. For each correct answer you'll get __//around//__ 33,334 Shekels.** **You'll have 3 cheats: copy, peek, and save. If you get something wrong all of your winnings will turn into 0. When you have completed all of the questions you have a chance to double your winnings.. The highest amount of money you can earn is 1,000,000 Shekels** **.** **Eric: Here are the questions. What grade would you like to start with?** **.** **Maheen: I will start with grade 1.** . **Eric: Fill in the blank.** **.** **Each  city was considered a state in itself.** **.** **Maheen: Sumerian** **.** **Eric: Are you confident about your answer?** **.** **Maheen: I'm sure** **.** **Eric: You are correct. Here is your next question, Name the 3 classes.** **.** **Maheen: Upper,middle, and lower** **.** **Eric: Right. Next question, What type of people were in the upper class?** **.** **Maheen: King, priests, and merchants** **.** **Eric: Are you truly positive about your answer.** **.** **Maheen: I am positive.** **.** **Eric: You are correct. You've completed Grade 1. What grade would you like to do?** **.** **Maheen: Grade 2.** **.**


 * Eric: The next question is, What system does this picture show? (This picture will be shown on the board) **

[[image:hentz-humanities-wiki/irrigation.jpg]]
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 * Maheen: It shows the irrigation system. **

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maheen: barley, wheat, turnips, fish, eggs, and garlic. . Eric: correct, Are you ready for the next question maheen? . Maheen: Yes i am ready. . **Eric: Well it's time for a commercial break. Stay tuned and see if Maheen will make it through the next question.** . (break, song occurs) . Sam does commercial: Are you tired of fertilizing your crops for ever. Are you sad that you miss a lot of time because of the slow time it takes? Well you shouldnt anymore because now we have a new and awesome tool called a plow its a lot faster and easier and a lot more fun! its a very interesting thing. It is only 48 sheckles and get them in your local ziggurat before supplies run out! . Eric: Welcome back to are you smarter than a 5th grader. . Are you ready Maheen, what questions would you like? . Maheen: I'll do the 3rd grade questions . Eric: okay here we go, first question, how many gods were there in the Sumerian belief? . Maheen Umm.. im gonna guess about 3000? . eric: <span style="color: #5ff187; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">thats correct. <span style="color: #5ff187; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">u r <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">going to the next question. <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">(crowd cheers) . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eric: Okay Maheen question 2, what were some of the reasons the Sumerians believed gods. . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Maheen: They believed gods because they didnt know how to solve the problems in daily life like rain, so they decided that if they pray the <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">gods will hear them and help. . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eric: Wow maheen that is a great answer looks like you passed the Mesopotamian test in 7th grade. . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eric: Well here goes the final question. What did the Sumerians do to honor the gods. . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Maheen: I believe they burned insence, ate the food that they offered to the gods and washed the statues of gods after every meal. . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eric: Congratulations your almost as smart as a 5th grader. . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eric: what will be your next choice. . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Maheen: 4th grade . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eric : Okay lets head on to 4th grade question 1, who led the military

<span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Maheen: the king led the military. . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eric: correct, next question. What jobs did the King do. . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Maheen: collect taxes, state laws and lead the military. . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eric: Wow you got them all. . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eric: Last and final question, what type of people were in the army. . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Maheen: Umm I'm not sure. Can I copy. <span style="color: #ff4d9d; font-family: 'arial black',gadget,sans-serif;">. **Eric: Sure. Lilly's answer is on the board.** . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eric: That was a brilliant answer. . . <span style="color: #5ff187; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eric: okay, maheen, u ready? . <span style="color: #5ff187; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">maheen: yep . <span style="color: #5ff187; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">eric: okay maheen. what was the first form writing in mesopotamia? . <span style="color: #5ff187; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">maheen: cuneiform. . <span style="color: #5ff187; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eric: what does this word mean? . <span style="color: #5ff187; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Maheen: it means "wedge-shaped" . <span style="color: #5ff187; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eric: good. keeep it up maheen. last question. from what language did cuneiform originate from? . <span style="color: #5ff187; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Maheen: mm... Latin? . <span style="color: #5ff187; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eric: U R COOOORRECT! U MOVIN ON TO THE MILLION SHECKLE QUESTION! we will be right back after this short commercial break. .
 * Maheen: Thank you Lilly. **
 * Lilly: Your welcome **
 * Eric: ** Its time for the last and final 5th grade categorie.
 * Eric: ** Its time for the last and final 5th grade categorie.
 * Eric: ** Its time for the last and final 5th grade categorie.

<span style="color: #5ff187; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">lilly: do u know what time it is? u don't? would u like to know? well head on down to Crazy Sumerian for ur very own water clock! All u need is a controllable water supply! it can tell u the time so accurately even the gods use it. u can get this amazing invention for only 10 shekkels. . <span style="color: #5ff187; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">hurry up while limited supplies last!

. <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eric: we were all waiting for this moment and finally its here!Here is the million shekkel question. the very first novel known to man was written in Sumer and what is the theme? . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Maheen: Hmm. i believe Gilgamesh yeah gilgamesh was the book (in a thinking voice) and the story was about immortality and the only key to immortality is compassion. <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">. <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Maheen: my final answer is Gilgamesh and it's theme is the key to immortality is compassion i'm locking in. . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eric: i cant believe this but you are 1 million shekels richer!! . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Eric: please say what you want to say to the camera . <span style="color: #d500d6; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Maheen: I am smarter than a mesopotamian 5th grader!!