What is

A civilization is a society with cities, a central

government, workers, who specialize in certain jobs leading to social classes, that has religion, writing,

art, and architecture.

What is a CIVILIZATION?

CivilizationTopic Subjects to Discuss Questions to ask

G •Location

•Natural Resources

•Crops

•Weather

•Landforms

•Bodies of water

•Where is the civilization?

•What sort of crops can they grow?

•What natural resources do they have?

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CivilizationTopic Subjects to Discuss Questions to ask

R •Beliefs

•Number of gods

•Afterlife

•Meeting Places

•Texts

•Moral Code

•What do the people believe?

•How do their beliefs affect their lives?

CivilizationTopic Subjects to Discuss Questions to ask

A •Architecture

•Inventions

•Language

•Literature

•Academics

•What did they contribute to the world?

•What did they invent?

•What did they build (architecture)?

CivilizationTopic Subjects to Discuss Questions to ask

P •Structure of government

•Rulers

•Political Systems

•What was their government like?

•Who made the decisions in the society?

•What were their laws?

CivilizationTopic Subjects to Discuss Questions to ask

E •Money/ currency

•Barter/ trade

•Imports/ Exports

•Professions

•How did the society distribute their resources? •Did they trade or use money?

•What did they sell or trade?

•What did they need to get from outside of their civilization?

CivilizationTopic Subjects to Discuss Questions to ask

S •Art

•Music

•Clothing

•Education

•Recreation

•Culture

•What were their social class systems?

•Who was considered more important in their society?

•What were their art, music, and recreation like?

What is a CIVILIZATION?A ________________ is a society with cities, a __________ __________, workers, who __________in

certain jobs leading to _________ ________, that has ___________, writing, art, and _____________.

Topic Subjects to Discuss Questions to ask

GRAPES

GRAPES Studying a civilization’s history by looking at its geography, religion, achievements, politics, economics, and social structure.

Name:________________________Date:____________ Period:_____