Vocabulary
A regular payment made to an owner of property for the right to live in or use the property
This woman created a game to show people how unjust the landlord-tenant relationship could be.
Who is Lizzie Magie?
The Landlord's Game
A person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord
What is a tenant?
He was a business professor at the University of Pennsylvania, and he took Lizzie's game to his classes to teach his students about landlords and rent.
Who is Scott Nearing?
Lizzie Magie created her board game in 1903. What year was her patent granted?
1904
The owner of a house, apartment, land, etc. which is rented or leased to an individual or a business
What is a landlord?
He owned Parker Brothers game company with two of his brothers
Who is George Parker?
When playing Monopoly, any player that lands on a lot owned by another player has to do what?
Pay rent
A government authority or license conferring a right or title for a set period, especially the sole right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention
What is a patent?
Why did people often not know that Lizzie Magie was responsible for the creation of the game Monopoly?
People began to make replicas of the game with new rules. As time went on, people failed to give Lizzie credit for her invention
The term used when an owner gains sole control over a group of properties
What is Monopoly?