Subject
Grade
Concept/Content
social, political, legal, governmental, and economic systems and structures, including at least one indigenous to the Americas
Elaboration
- Sample activities:
- List and describe aspects of current Canadian laws and government structures that have evolved from ancient civilizations (e.g., rule of law, democracy, senate, representation)
- Describe examples of individual rights in ancient civilizations and compare them to individual rights in current Canadian society
- Compare various social roles within a selected ancient culture in terms of daily life and how people met their basic needs (e.g., work, family structures, gender roles, class systems)
- Create a chart or other representation to illustrate the economic and social hierarchy of roles and classes in a selected ancient culture (e.g., slaves, farmers, builders, merchants, artisans, scribes, teachers, priests, rulers)
- List goods and services that people in ancient civilizations used in trade (e.g., items needed for survival and comfort, goods and services that could be offered for trade)
- Explain how and why monetary systems evolved from bartering
keywords
social, political, legal, governmental, and economic systems and structures, including at least one indigenous to the Americas