GRAPES and Decline


What we should know:

  • What is geography? In what ways did geography affected ancient people?

  • What is religion? How does religion affect different groups of people?

  • What types of things are considered achievements of ancient civilizations?

  • What are politics? What are some ways politics affected ancient people? What ideas shaped the politics of ancient civilizations?

  • What is economy? How did ancient civilizations obtain resources? What factors affect the economies of different groups?

  • What is social structure? What are some ideas that affected the social structures of ancient civilizations?

  • What factors lead to the decline of civilizations?

What we should be able to do:

  • Identify and differentiate between each category (Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economics, Social Structure and Decline).

  • Identify questions that are answered within each category.

  • Use GRAPES to describe a civilization.