Grade 4 · Social Studies · Unit 4 of 10
Governing & Getting Along
Pharaohs, assemblies, clan mothers and peace agreements
What your child practises
How early societies were governed (a pharaoh, the Athenian assembly, feudal kings and nobles, Haudenosaunee clan mothers and the Great Law of Peace), and why groups worked together or came into conflict.
Ontario Curriculum expectation: A3.7, A3.9, A3.10 · how early societies were governed, and why groups cooperated or came into conflict
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
Mansa Musa ruled the Mali Empire. A 'mansa' was a…
👑- farmer
- boat
- ruler
- tool
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ruler
Hint: Mansa is a title for a king or emperor.
Question 2
In Athens, citizens voted in an assembly. This is a kind of…
🗳️- feudalism
- empire
- direct democracy
- monarchy
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direct democracy
Hint: Citizens spoke and voted themselves.
Question 3
An empire controls many lands and peoples. Why can that be a source of conflict?
🏛️- empires don't have borders
- conquered peoples may want to rule themselves
- everyone is always happy
- there are no differences
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conquered peoples may want to rule themselves
Hint: Control by force often leads to resistance.
Question 4
Why were wampum belts important in Haudenosaunee government?
📿- they were money in stores
- they told jokes
- they helped record agreements and laws
- they were clothing only
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they helped record agreements and laws
Hint: They are a record of promises.
Question 5
What was the Great Law of Peace meant to do?
🕊️- unite nations and end fighting among them
- build a wall
- start a war
- make trade harder
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unite nations and end fighting among them
Hint: It set out how nations would cooperate.
Question 6
Which is an attempt to deal with conflict by sharing power?
🕊️- a raid
- the Great Law of Peace
- a siege
- a battle
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the Great Law of Peace
Hint: It's a peace agreement and system of government.