📚 Karl Marx

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  • Understand who Karl Marx is and why he matters
  • Notice how work, owners, and profit are connected
  • Recognize ideas like class struggle, capitalism, and communism
  • Ask simple, critical questions about fairness in work and money
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Chapter 1: Who Was Karl Marx?

Meeting Karl Marx

Karl Marx was a thinker who lived in the 1800s.

  • Born in Germany
  • Lived in many cities in Europe
  • Wrote about work and money

He asked, “Is the world fair for workers?”

His ideas still affect politics and economics today.

Marx’s Life in Short

  • Born: 1818
  • Studied: History, law, and ideas
  • Job: Writer and journalist

He moved a lot because rulers disliked his ideas. He spent many years poor, writing in libraries.

His best-known partner in thinking was Friedrich Engels.

Why People Talk About Him

Karl Marx tried to explain:

  • Why some people are very rich
  • Why many others are very poor
  • How this hurts workers

He believed people could change unfair systems by working together.

Key Words

  • Worker (proletariat): person who sells their work for money
  • Owner (bourgeoisie): person who owns factories, land, or big businesses

Marx focused on the relationship between workers and owners.

Keep these words in mind. We will use them a lot.

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