Traits of a Civilization (GRAPES)

Multiple Choice

What is an ancient civilization?

• The last groups of people that had their own language, achievements and way of life

• The first groups of people that had their own language, achievements and way of life

• Groups of people who knew how to walk and talk and have fun

• A big group of people who ate together and traded with each other

Multiple Choice

What is an important part of a civilization with geography?

• Cities

• Monuments

• Laws

• Technology

Multiple Choice

What does food surplus mean?

• When food is not good anymore

• When you do not have enough food

• When there is more food than you need

• When not everyone gets food

Multiple Choice

How did people use religion?

• To solve fights between people

• To explain the world and how things happened

• To make laws

• To make guesses about the future

Multiple Choice

What is culture?

• What people believe in

• How people speak

• Its the sports that people play and how good they do in it

• How people share their interests in music, art, and tradtions

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What are achievements?

• Inventions or discoveries that help cities grow

• Bad things that hurt the city

• Floods and bad farming that didn't let the city do good

• Art and music that the cities had

Multiple Choice

Does having a government and set of laws help a civilization run better (good) or worse (bad)?

• Better (good)

• Worse (bad)

Open Ended

It is important for people to have different jobs in a city. It helps the city grow and become more successful. Can you name 3 different types of jobs we have today?

​People at the top of the pyramid (triangle) have more power than people at the bottom of the pyramid

​There are normally only a few people at the top of the pyramid with the most power. The middle of the pyramid still has a little power but there are more people. The bottom of the pyramid has a lot of people and they normally do not have a lot of power

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Why do you think there are not a lot of people at the top of the pyramid (triangle) but that they have the most power?

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Repeat back the 6 different traits of a civilization (words listed below):

Geography

Religion

Achievements

Politics

Economy

Social Structure

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