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Grade 4 · Social Studies · Unit 1 of 10

Early Societies

Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Haudenosaunee, Inuit and more

What your child practises

Meet societies from before 1500 CE: ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, medieval Europe, the Mali Empire, the Maya, and the First Nation Haudenosaunee and the Inuit, whose descendants live in Canada today, and compare how each was organized.

Ontario Curriculum expectation: A1.1, A3.1, A3.8 · who early societies were, where they lived, and how they were organized

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    The Maya of Mesoamerica built…

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    • log cabins
    • large cities with stepped pyramids
    • castles with moats
    • igloos
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    large cities with stepped pyramids

    Hint: Maya cities like Tikal had tall stone temples.

  2. Question 2

    Inuit homelands are in…

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    • the desert
    • the tropical rainforest
    • the Prairies
    • the Arctic
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    the Arctic

    Hint: Inuit have lived in the Arctic for a very long time, and live there today.

  3. Question 3

    Why can it be misleading to say 'ancient' societies are all in the past?

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    • because none of them were real
    • because all disappeared
    • some, like the Haudenosaunee and Inuit, are living peoples today
    • because history isn't real
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    some, like the Haudenosaunee and Inuit, are living peoples today

    Hint: Many Indigenous peoples are living, thriving communities.

  4. Question 4

    Egypt and feudal Europe both had classes. What is one difference?

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    • in Egypt the pharaoh was ruler of all, in feudal Europe power was shared among a king and nobles
    • Egypt had no rulers
    • Europe had no farmers
    • Egypt had no farmers
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    in Egypt the pharaoh was ruler of all, in feudal Europe power was shared among a king and nobles

    Hint: Different systems of power.

  5. Question 5

    In ancient Rome, what was the Colosseum used for?

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    • ruling the Senate
    • storing grain only
    • growing wheat
    • public shows and games
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    public shows and games

    Hint: It was a large stadium where crowds gathered.

  6. Question 6

    Why do historians study where an early society was located?

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    • it tells them the colour of the sky
    • the land and climate shaped how people lived
    • location doesn't matter
    • it tells them the year
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    the land and climate shaped how people lived

    Hint: Environment shapes ways of life.

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