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First Farmers In SA Flashcards

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1
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Which part of Africa did the people begin to grow crops 3000 years ago

A

Central Africa

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Could the crop farmers stay for a long time in the same area and why - 3 marks

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No because the crops would take goodness out of the soil and was no longer fertile

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3
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Where did the farmers from central Africa move once the land was no longer useful

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They moved southwards

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4
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Where is the summer rainfall area of SA

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North East of SA

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5
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Name 5 things the people did in the north east (summer rainfall) area

A 
Farm Cattle & sheep
Grew millet or sorghum 
Made pottery
Iron workers
Trade in ivory
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6
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What is a small settlement known as and who led it

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Know as a Chiefdom led by a chief

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7
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The larger chiefdoms were led under what

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A king

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8
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What area was wealthy and powerful in the early 1200’s

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Mapungubwe / Limpopo

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9
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As farmers moved to the east coast of SA. Where did they settle?

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They settled in the fertile river valleys of the drakensberg mountains and the coast

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10
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How did the farmers clear their land to plant crops

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Cut down trees and bushes and burnt the grass

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11
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Name 3 things cattle provide to the people

A

Meat, milk & clothing

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12
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How did the farmers get extra meat

A

They hunted

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13
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If the people didn’t farm, what job did they have

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Some worked iron and made pottery

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14
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Where did the farmers with cattle and sheep move to have better grazing

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To the high grasslands

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15
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Where did the farmers who grew crops stay

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In the river valleys

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16
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Could the farmers who moved to the gassland grow groups

A

No

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17
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How did the cattle & sheep farmers get grain

A

They traded cattle for grain

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18
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How was a a homestead made up

A

Huts in a circle around a cattle kraal

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19
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What is a homestead

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Huts together with a cattle kraal

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20
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How did the farmers store their grain

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By digging pits in the ground and lined with clay

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21
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How did the fakers make meal

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By ground millet and sorghum with grinding stones

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22
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How did the farmers get iron

A

By trading the with iron makers

23
Q

What were the most important iron tools used

A

Hoes & Axes

24
Q

Was land important to everyone and why

A

Yes because everyone had the right to the land and the products on that land

25
Q

Where did the Chiefs sons move on as they got older and why

A

Moved away to new land to become their own chief

26
Q

When was there conflict over the land

A

During drought

27
Q

Did the farmers rely on the San people in the early years.

Name 3 reasons why

A

Yes
San could bring rain
San looked after the farmers cattle
Farmers used the San’s stone tools

28
Q

Why was their conflict between the San and farmers

A

Because the farmers grew bigger and needed more space for their cattle

29
Q

Who was the head of a homestead

A

The senior male

30
Q

Who belongs to a lineage

A

Groups of related families

31
Q

All members of a lineage are related through what

A

Common ansestors

32
Q

Who are know as elders

A

The most respected senior men

33
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How was a clan formed

A

By a number of people who believed they all came from the same ansestors and share the clan name

34
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What made up a village

A

A group of homesteads

35
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Who would meet in the village to discuss matters

A

The heads of each homestead

36
Q

Who controls the cattle belonging to the lineage

A

The elders

37
Q

When a young man wants to marry who does he speak to about what

A

He speaks to the else’s about how many cattle he must provide

38
Q

What is mixed farming

A

To farm with cattle and crops

39
Q

Name 4 things other than sorghum and millet that the farmers grew

A

Maize, pumpkins, melons & sweet cane

40
Q

What food did women gather

A

Berries &a wild spinach

41
Q

What were boys taught at initiation

A

Economic knowledge and how to be a good leader

42
Q

What were girls taught at initiation

A

Taught the roles of being a women

43
Q

What were both boys and girls taught ant initiation

A

Respect and self discipline

44
Q

How do we know people co-operated with one another

A

They all worked together during the year
They all worked together during seasons
They all Shared food
They all took responsibility to look after the children

45
Q

Who selects a leader of the homestead

A

The elder

46
Q

Over time, who takes over from a chief

A

His son from the great wife

47
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When a chief dies young and his son is too young to rule, who will be chief and for how long

A

His wife will be chief until his son is old enough

48
Q

If a chief treated the elder or other members of the homestead badly, who moves away

A

The elder and his family and cattle

49
Q

What were the people from the homestead able to do with the wealth of cattle - 6 things

A 
Food, milk , skins
Marriage gifts
Trade
Paying tax
Starting homesteads
Sacrificing for religious reasons
50
Q

Name 4 things iron can be used for

A

Hoes & axes to plant
Use for hunting
Use to pay taxes
Use for bridewealth

51
Q

What did metal workers mine

A

Copper

52
Q

What was copper used for

A

To make Jewelry eg. Arm bands, earnings and necklaces

53
Q

What is stronger, iron or copper

A

Iron

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