GRAPES Basics
What does the “G” in GRAPES stand for?
Geography
What desert supported gold-salt trade in Mali?
Sahara Desert
Which part of GRAPES is about inventions and new ideas?
Achievements
In which system do citizens vote directly for laws?
Direct democracy
In which economic system do traditions and customs decide what people do?
Traditional economy
Which part of GRAPES is about inventions and discoveries?
Achievements
Which mountains forced the Inca to invent terrace farming?
Andes Mountains
Which part of GRAPES is about rules, laws, and leaders?
Politics
In which system does one ruler have total power?
Absolute monarchy
Which system is based on free markets with little government control?
Market economy
Which part of GRAPES explains how societies are ruled?
Politics
Which religion spread across North Africa by trade and conquest?
Islam
Which part of GRAPES is about money, trading, and jobs?
Economics
Which government system is ruled by religious leaders?
Theocracy
In which economy does the government control production and resources?
Command economy
Which two GRAPES categories are about money, wealth, and trade?
Economics & Geography
What European conflict was caused by religious differences between Catholics and Protestants?
The Reformation
Which part of GRAPES is about groups of people (rich, poor, leaders, workers)?
Social Structure
In which government do people elect leaders to make decisions for them?
Representative democracy/Republic
What type of economy mixes government control and private business?
Mixed economy
Why do historians use GRAPES?
To compare civilizations across time and place
Which Mesoamerican civilization practiced human sacrifice as part of religion?
The Aztecs
Which two parts of GRAPES help explain how people live their daily lives?
Economics and Social Structure
What is the key difference between a dictatorship and an absolute monarchy?
Dictators are not kings/queens and usually seize power rather than inherit it
In a command economy, who usually decides what is produced?
The government