MAP EVALUATION: Comparing Past to Present How does living up steam from one group lead to members feeling they have superiority over another group of people? MAP EVALUATION: Comparing Past to Present Directions: After completing the Reading: ‘The Fall of the Kingdom’ and watching the video of the current situation is Basra (Modern Tribal descendants of Ur) answer the questions that follow using the information from the maps and readings. MAP EVALUATION: Comparing Past to Present Use the information presented above to answer the questions below: MAP EVALUATION: Comparing Past to Present 1. After watching the video and examining the map above what are the tribal leaders of the Iraqi goernment doing with the water supply to the ethnic tribal minorities in Basra? Why do you think they are doing this? What will the result be? Use your evaluation of the map and video support your answer. 2. ‘Desparate times can make desparate people do the most terrible things.’ How does this quote summarize the situation that has grown over centuries in this region?