Social Studies 9 Exam Flashcards
Human veins have evolved through four distinct phases of development -please list them
a. Homo Habilis
b. Homo Erectus
c. Homo sapiens
d. Homo sapiens sapiens
Define artifact
Any object made by a human being
Define ecofact
Not made by humans but an artifact from nature
What is the living floor to an archeologist
The thin layer of soil that civilization existed on and left remains/evidence
Name four tools an archeologist would use
Bush Shovel Camera Screen Computer Grid
Why did groups of people band together to for towns/cities
Protection
Take advantage of skills/service of others
Hunt in groups
Improve quality of life
What affect did domestication of plants have on early groups of people
Domestication of plants - people need to take care of the crop
Can’t be so migratory
Must build permanent structures to store grain
Surplus of food
Formed communities
In aboriginal culture there are four colours that each represent specific group of people in our world. Identify each group with a specific colour
White - Caucasian
Red - Aboriginal
Black - Negroid
Yellow - Asian
Give an example of domesticated animals and how are ancestors used those animals
Horse - ride, pull things Cow - milk, meat, work Oxen - work Dog - companionship, protection, find things Goat - milk Sheep - wool Pig - meat
In terms of our recorded history what do the terms AD and B.C. mean
AD- After Death
BC - Before Christ
What is meant by hunter/ gatherer society
They are migratory following animals
They love to find food and live off the environment
They didn’t have permanent homes
Give an example of two of Hammurabi’s laws in Babylon
If a son strikes his father they shall cut off his forehand
If a man had put out an eye of a freeman they shall put out his eye
Explain how a society would need and use math
Trading Selling Measuring Building Calendars Years Volume
Identify some four factors a society would need for its continued survival
Domesticated plants and animals Walled settlements Mathematics and writing Organized government Religion Law Food surplus Technology Immigration Settle in one area Artists and scholars
From our past Saskatchewan history give one example of a society that was dependant on animals for its survival
Buffalos - Aboriginals
