1. What is
G.R.A.P.E.s.?

2. What is a CIVILIZATION?
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.

3. G Geography Where is the civilization?
Topic
Subjects to Discuss
Questions to ask G
Where is the civilization?
What sort of crops can they grow?
What natural resources do they have?
Location
Natural Resources
Crops
Weather
Landforms
Bodies of water
Geography

5. R Religion What do the people believe?
Civilization
Topic
Subjects to Discuss
Questions to ask R
What do the people believe?
How do their beliefs affect their lives?
Beliefs
Number of gods
Afterlife
Meeting Places
Texts
Moral Code
Religion

7. A Achievements Architecture Inventions Language Literature Academics
Civilization
Topic
Subjects to Discuss
Questions to ask A
Achievements
What did they contribute to the world?
What did they invent?
What did they build (architecture)?
Architecture
Inventions
Language
Literature
Academics

9. P Politics Structure of government Rulers Political Systems
Civilization
Topic
Subjects to Discuss
Questions to ask P
What was their government like?
Who made the decisions in the society?
What were their laws?
Structure of government
Rulers
Political Systems
Politics

11. E Economics Money/ currency Barter/ trade Imports/ Exports Professions
Civilization
Topic
Subjects to Discuss
Questions to ask E
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?
Money/ currency
Barter/ trade
Imports/ Exports
Professions
Economics

13. S Structure Social Art Music Clothing Education Recreation Culture
Civilization
Topic
Subjects to Discuss
Questions to ask S
Art
Music
Clothing
Education
Recreation
Culture
What were their social class systems?
What were the roles of men, women, kids?
Who was considered more important in their society?
What were their art, music, and recreation like?
Structure
Social

15. G R A P E S GRAPES What is a CIVILIZATION? Topic Subjects to Discuss
Studying a civilization’s history by looking at its geography, religion, achievements, politics, economics, and social structure.
Name:________________________
Date:____________ Period:_____
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 G R A P E S