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Physical Characteristics of

Ancient Mali, Greece, and Rome

Ancient Mali

On the continent of Africa (West Africa)

Natural resources of salt and gold

Desert like environment; hot and dry

Near Niger River for water and transportation

Ancient Greece

On the continent of Europe

Near Mediterranean Sea

Little rich soil for farming

Islands, mountains, and hills

Ancient Rome

Next to the Tiber River

Many hills

Limited rich soil

Many different types of trees

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Human Characteristics of

Ancient Mali, Greece, and Rome

Ancient Mali

Farmers

Traders (salt and gold)

Miners

Storytellers (griots)

Ancient Greece

Farmers (on hillsides)

Traders (traded with other countries around the Mediterranean Sea)

Shipbuilders

Pottery Makers

Ancient Rome

Farmers (on hillsides)

Traders (traded with other countries around the Mediterranean Sea)

Road Builders

Shipbuilders

Fishermen

Pottery Makers

Economic Terms

Natural Resources – materials that come from nature; such as water, soil, wood, and

coal

Human Resources – people working to produce goods and services

Capital Resources – goods made by people and used to produce other goods and

services, such as machines, tools, and buildings

Producers – people who make goods and/or provide services

Consumers – people who buy goods and services

Goods – things that people make or use to satisfy needs and wants

Services – activities that satisfy people’s needs and wants

Specialization – occurs when people focus on doing one thing (job); encourages trade

because people want goods and services that they do not have so they trade for them

Economic Choices – making decisions about how to meet needs or wants

Opportunity Cost – when a person gives up a need or a choice in order to meet

another need or want

Economic Decision Making requires comparing both the opportunity cost and the

monetary cost of choices and their benefits.

Key Questions

1. Describe at least three ways in which geography can affect the way people live in a

specific place. (3.2, 3.4b,c)

2. Describe an area’s economy by explaining or drawing the different types of

resources of that area. (3.7)

3. Explain or draw how the needs and resources of three specific places drive

residents of those places to specialize and make economic choices. (3.8, 3.9)

4. Describe or draw at least two ways in which a community’s geography and/or

economy can affect or create aspects of its culture. (3.2, 3.4c, 3.7)