Amazon (company)

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/amazon-company

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding date?July 5, 1994
2. What is the founder?Jeff Bezos
3. What is Amazon and how did it start?Amazon is a huge online store that began in a garage in 1994. It started by selling books over the internet.
4. Why did Jeff Bezos choose books for Amazon's first products?Books were many, similar, and easy to sell online, so they were a smart first choice.

E-commerce: The commercial exchange of goods and services conducted electronically over the internet.
Cloud Computing: The delivery of on-demand computing services-including servers, storage, databases, networking, software, analytics, and intelligence-over the Internet.
Logistics Network: The integrated system of infrastructure, technology, and processes used to manage the flow of goods from origin to consumption.
Digital Ecosystem: A network of interconnected digital products, services, and platforms that create value for users and businesses.