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Ancient India -- Economy

Ancient India -- Economy

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Social Studies

7th Grade

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Caitlin Irwin

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8 Slides • 24 Questions

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Multiple Choice

The G in GRAPES stands for _____ ?

1

Government

2

Geography

3

Global

2

Multiple Choice

Which mountains separate India from China?

1

Himilayas

2

Heralayas

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Multiple Choice

Which two rivers helped farming villages happen in India?

1

Tigris and Euphrates

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Indus and Ganges

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Multiple Choice

The R in GRAPES stands for _____ ?

1

Region

2

Retail Industry

3

Rulers

4

Religion

5

Multiple Select

What TWO religions originated in India

1

Buddhism

2

Hinduism

3

Catholicism

4

Judaism

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Multiple Choice

The belief that that your soul is reborn again and again after death is called...

1

karma

2

sin

3

reincarnation

4

brahman

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Multiple Choice

The A in GRAPES stands for _____ ?

1

Achievements

2

Architecture

3

Asia

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Multiple Choice

What is one achievement of Ancient India?

1

hieroglyphics

2

toilets

3

pyramids

4

cars

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Multiple Choice

The P in GRAPES stands for _____ ?

1

Place

2

People

3

Politics

4

Population

10

Multiple Choice

Ancient India was a:

1

monarchy

2

democracy

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Multiple Choice

The E in GRAPES stands for _____ ?

1

Environment

2

Earth

3

Economics

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Economy

the way people spend money and the way people make money

In Ancient times people didn't always use money. The economy was how they got materials they needed.​

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Multiple Choice

Money has always existed

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true

2

false

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Multiple Choice

Economy mainly has to do with:

1

the land being fertile or not

2

how a civilization gets what it needs

3

the king

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Natural Resources

​India had many natural resources that they traded with other civilizations.

Natural Resources are materials from the Earth that are used to support life and meet people's needs​.

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Multiple Choice

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Anything found in nature that living things can use is a ___________.

1

conservation

2

natural resource

3

export

4

import

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Open Ended

What is one natural resource?

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​Agriculture

Ancient India's economy was mainly based on farming. Agriculture developed as early as 3000 BCE with crops like wheat, barley, rice, and cotton in the Indus River Valley.

The rivers and oceans were full of fish and birds as well as pearls and salt.

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Multiple Select

Agriculture has to do with:

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farming

2

trade

3

animals for food

4

building

5

travel

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​Growing Cotton

India was one of the first in the world to cultivate cotton and they used it to weave cloth, making colorful clothing with natural vegetable dyes.

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What is cotton used for?

fabric

making clothing

making blankets

fishnets

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In addition to grains, ancient Indians farmed vegetables, fruit, and spices. They raised livestock such as sheep, goats, and cattle and may also have been the first to raise chickens!

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​Shelter

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Ancient Indian houses ranged from simple, one-room dwellings to multi-story structures. To build they used local materials like wood, bamboo, brick, and stone.

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​Metallurgy

Metallurgy is heating, melting and mixing metals.

Metallurgy, or metalwork, was another great achievement of ancient India and resulted from mining the land rich with gold, copper, and iron.​

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Multiple Select

Metallurgy has to do with:

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melting metals

2

mixing metals

3

cleaning metals

4

finding metals

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Trade

IMport-- INTO the civilization

Imported --- silk, silver, tin, wool, and grain.

EXport -- EXITING the civilization

Exported --- cotton, ivory, salt, pearls, beads, gold, and wood.

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Multiple Choice

Exchanging one good or service for something else is called

1

produce

2

trade

3

import

4

export

28

Multiple Choice

When a country sends or sells its goods to another country it ___________ them.

1

imports

2

exports

3

donates

29

Multiple Choice

Bringing in goods or services from another is country

1

exports

2

imports

3

donates

30

Multiple Choice

What is one way people in Ancient India got what they needed?

1

trade

2

stealing

3

factories

31

Match

Match how did the people in Ancient India meet their needs.

Air

Water

Shelter

Food

Air

Ganges and Indus Rivers

Mud brick homes

Farming, animals, and rivers

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Open Ended

How did the people in Ancient India meet their needs for survival?

The G in GRAPES stands for _____ ?

1

Government

2

Geography

3

Global

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