9th GradeSocial StudiesRevision (2) : 9th GradeSocial StudiesRevision (2) Booklet one page 36-43
And
Booklet two page 1-63
Slide 2 : Draw a diagram, and use it to show features of Swahili Culture
Slide 3 : Swahili culture
Slide 4 : Sample features:
1.Made up of city- states,
2.Traded with people across the red sea and Indian ocean ,
3.Mix of Arabic and African cultures ,
4.Spoke a language made up of Arabic and Bantu
True and False : True and False 1.The people of Zimbabwe speak a language known as Bantu ()
true
2.Swahili culture is a mix of Arabic and African Cultures ()
true
3.A population explosion led the Shona to build Zimbabwe in West Africa ()
false, East not west
Questions : Questions 1.How did a population explosion cause the Shona to leave their homeland?
A population explosion caused the Shona to leave their home because the land could not support the increased number of people
Slide 7 : 2.How did the people of Zimbabwe view their leader?
As a god king
3.How did the people at Kilwa use their wealth?
To extend their power over neighboring city- states, to dress fine in cotton and silk, and fill their houses with riches from India and China
Slide 8 : Draw a diagram like this one, and use it to show the cause and effect of the invention of farming in the Americas
Slide 9 : cause Effect Effect Effect Rise of farming
Slide 10 : Draw a diagram like this one, and use it toshow the cause and effect of the invention of farming in the Americas
Sample responses:
Cause: end of last ice age and
disappearance of most large game
Effects: rise of farming villages,
development of weaving and pottery making, construction of irrigation ditches,
population growth
True and False : True and False When the Ice Age ended, the climate became colder and wetter, and in many areas deserts took the place of grasslands ( )
False, hotter and drier
Questions : Questions 1.How did hunting and gathering bands travel to the Americas?
Perhaps across a land bridge over the Bering Strait
2.How long may it have taken for people to spread out over the North and South America?
From 23000 B.C. to 9000 B.C. , or about 14000 years
Slide 13 : 3.When and where did farming first appear?
By 6000 B.C. people in the Tehuacan Valley south of present day Mexico City had developed farming
4.What do you think caused hunting and gathering bands to push farther south into the Americas?
Answers may vary but could include the need for food, safety from attack, weather, or curiosity
True and False : True and False One of the earliest civilizations in Mesoamerica was that of the Olmecs ()
true
The Olmecs had a great influence on other peoples of the area and was called the” Father culture” ()
false
The Maya adapted their own hieroglyphics from the Olmecs ()
true
Slide 15 : 1.One of the earliest civilizations in Mesoamerica was?
The Olmecs
2.What did the Olmec contribute to other civilization?
Planned cities, hieroglyphics writing , a calendar
3.What were some of the accomplishments of the Maya? Farming and building stone cities
4.Why do you think Mayan civilization ended?
Answers will vary but can include disease, conquering army , poor farming , and bad weather conditions
True and False : True and False The second great civilization in the Mesoamerica is the Aztecs ()
false, third not second civilization
To feed the people, the Aztec had to create more farmland ()
true
Aztecs built aqueducts or water channels, to bring salt water to the city’s reservoirs from mainland springs ()
false, fresh water not salt
Canoes delivered the water from the reservoirs to people’s houses for the Aztecs ()
true
Questions : Questions 1.How did the Aztec Empire come to an end?
The Spaniards, who had guns and horses, defeated the Aztecs
2.How did the Aztec treat the people they conquered?
The Aztecs made them pay tribute and sacrificed some of them to the sun god
True and False : True and False 1.The Incas started out as farmers and shepherds ()
True
2.Inca ruler Pachacuti conquered several neighboring peoples and founded the Inca Empire ()
True
3.Quipus were counting devices of knotted springs of different colors, ()
True
Slide 19 : 1.How big was the Inca Empire at its peak?
12 million people
2.How did the Pachacuti hold the Inca Empire together?
He ordered conquered peoples to worship the Inca sun god, made Quechua the official language , and moved people who had been living under Inca rule into newly conquered lands
Questions : Questions 3.Suppose the Inca had the choice of keeping Pachacuti as their leader or electing a new one which choice do you think they would have taken?
Answers will vary but should include that some people would rather replace him with a less strict, less dictatorial leader. Others may want to keep him as a leader since he provided well for them
4.What were quipus, and how did the Inca use them?
quipus were counting devices of knotted springs of different colors, with each color , knot, and space representing something
Slide 21 : Good Luck in your Final Exam
Study well
(Booklet One page 36-43 And
Booklet Two page 1-63)
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