Kibbutz

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/kibbutz

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. Where is Kibbutz?Israel
2. When was Kibbutz built?The first kibbutz, Degania, was founded in 1910
3. What is the population (2010)?270 kibbutzim with a total population of 126,000
4. What is the notable industry example (kibbutz sasa, 2010)?Generated US$850 million in annual revenue from its military-plastics industry

Intentional Community: A planned residential community designed from the start to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork.
Socialism: An economic and political system advocating for social ownership and democratic control of the means of production and distribution of goods.
Zionism: A nationalist movement that supported the establishment and development of a Jewish state in the historical Land of Israel.
Privatization: The transfer of ownership, property, or business, and services from the public sector, in this case the collective, to the private sector.