Early Societies
An item made by people in the past. It can be used to learn about life during a certain time in the past.
What is an artifact?
Who were the Anishnaabe?
This province is mainly French speaking and is located east of Ontario
What is Quebec?
This French song has been translated to English and talks about someone sleeping and not hearing the bells.
What is Frere Jaques?
This teacher lives in Guelph, has worked hard to make Ponsonby a great place to learn, and now she is retiring.
Who is Mrs. McKee?
This river is one of the most famous features of Egypt and is the longest river in the world.
What is the Nile River?
This group of Indigenous people settled near the Great Lakes. As their land was fertile they were able to stay in one place and farm. They are famous for planting the three sisters (beans, corn and squash) together.
Who were the Haudenosaunee?
The capital of Ontario is known wordwide.
What is Toronto?
In this fun song, the singer asks "Wake me, shake me!" and wants to make sure they will wake up early in the morning to swing on this famous landmark in California.
What is the Golden Gate (Bridge)?
Prima Minister Mark Carney is the head of this government which is reponsible for military defense and citizenship and more.
What is the federal government/ the goverment of Canada?
The act in early societies where people travelled to exchange items and products (e.g. indigenous people gave animal fur and received alcohol or metal tools in exchange).
What is TRADE?
The shelter of the early Haudenosaunee peoples. As the Haudenosaunee didn't have to take down their shelters to move to a different place, they were able to build bigger and more stable shelters that held several families.
What are longhouses?
This is the smallest province of Canada. It is known for its beautiful landscapes and potatoes.
What is Prince Edward Island?
The man in a well-known American folk song called Bill Grogan had this animal who famously ate three red shirts right off the clothesline.
What is (Bill Grogan's/ a) goat?
The mayor is the head of this goverment that is responsible for garbage collection.
What is the municipal goverment?
In about 1300 CE a large group of people arrived in the middle of a land that is now called Mexico. They built a city called Tenochtitlan.
Who were the Aztecs?
The early Anishnaabe people moved from place to place depending on the season and food availability. They needed a shelter that was easy to build and quick to take down.
What are Wigwams.
This province in western Canada is famous for the Rocky Mountains and their oil industry.
What is Alberta?
The Ukulele has a big cultural connection to this Island and state of the USA.
What is Hawaii?
The local township or county that Ponsonby is part of.
What is Wellington County?
Poor people of this early society lived in apartment buildings called Insulae which were dangerous and crowded. Shops were on the bottom floor and families lived in the upper floors.
What is ancient Rome?
This big fashion trend in the 17th century led to interaciton and trade between Indegenous people and European explorers.
What are beaver pelt hats?
This is the territory in the far north-west. Its capital is Whitehorse.
What is the Yukon?
This mode of transportation is used merrily in this famous song that was one of our easy C-chord ukulele songs.
What is a boat?
The meeting and work place of the Canadian federal Government.
What is Parliament Hill/ Ottawa?