Grade 9 · Social Studies · Unit 3 of 3
Power, Citizens & Trade
Who held power, and how trade built societies
What your child practises
How power was held in societies such as Egypt, Athens and Rome, the effects of empire-building on conquered peoples, citizens' roles then and now, and how trade, transport and technology shaped wealth and societies.
Saskatchewan Curriculum outcome: PA9.1–PA9.3, RW9.1–RW9.3 · power and authority, empire-building, the roles of citizens, resources and wealth, and trade and technology
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
The Silk Road was…
🛤️- a river
- a network of trade routes linking Asia and the Mediterranean
- a type of fabric
- a modern highway
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a network of trade routes linking Asia and the Mediterranean
Hint: Silk, spices and ideas travelled along it.
Question 2
What is one lasting influence of Greek and Roman governments on Canada?
🏛️- the idea of a ziggurat
- the idea of barter only
- the idea of a pharaoh
- ideas such as citizen participation, courts and representative government
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ideas such as citizen participation, courts and representative government
Hint: Canadian institutions have roots in ancient ideas.
Question 3
Which society is it? Tap an item, then tap its basket.
Sort into: 🔺 ancient Egypt · 🏛️ ancient Athens
- 🏺rule passed within a royal family
- ✍️scribes kept records for the state
- 🏛️the Acropolis stood above the city
- 👥only adult male citizens could vote
- 🗳️citizens voted in the Assembly
- 🌊the Nile held the kingdom together
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🔺 ancient Egypt: rule passed within a royal family, scribes kept records for the state, the Nile held the kingdom together · 🏛️ ancient Athens: the Acropolis stood above the city, only adult male citizens could vote, citizens voted in the Assembly
Hint: Egypt was ruled by pharaohs. Athens had a democracy of male citizens. Rome grew from a republic into an empire.
Question 4
Why did cities often grow near rivers or the sea?
🌊- cities avoid water
- rivers were dangerous only
- no one liked boats
- water helped farming, travel and trade
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water helped farming, travel and trade
Hint: Transportation shaped where societies developed.
Question 5
Why might people in conquered lands have a different story of the Roman Empire than Rome did?
🔍- they experienced loss of land, freedom or culture
- they agreed with Rome
- they wrote Rome's history
- they never met Romans
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they experienced loss of land, freedom or culture
Hint: Perspectives differ between rulers and the ruled.
Question 6
In ancient Egypt, who held the most power?
👑- the sailors
- the pharaoh
- the farmers
- the traders
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the pharaoh
Hint: Pharaohs were seen as both rulers and gods.