Heritage

Question 1

What is heritage?

Answer 1

If something is part of our heritage, it means it is valuable knowledge that has been passed down from previous generations. It is something from the past that is special to us today .

Question 2

Give 5 examples of heritage we can touch

Answer 2

\: old musical instruments
\: the remains of villages and buildings
\: our grandfathers watch
\: art
\: beautiful crafts

Question 3

Give 7 examples of heritage cannot actually see and touch.

Answer 3

\: family traditions
\: religions
\: Praise poetry
\: songs
\: music
\: dance
\: festivals

Question 4

What else is included in South Africa’s heritage

Answer 4

The natural world around us. This needs to be preserved for future generations .

Question 5

Give an example of a wetland in SA that is a world heritage site

Answer 5

St Lucia estuary in KZN

Question 6

What is a heritage site?

Answer 6

A place of historical, cultural or environmental importance that should not only be preserved for South Africans, but for the whole world.

Question 7

What is a world heritage site?

Answer 7

A place that is recognised as having special value to human beings.

Question 8

What does UNO stand for?

Answer 8

United Nations Organisations

Question 9

What is the UNO?

Answer 9

A global organisation that each country in the world belongs to.

Question 10

What is the UNO responsible for?

Answer 10

Promoting peace amongst countries and protecting important things. It makes decisions about places of importance all over the world.

Question 11

How many world heritage sites are there?

Answer 11

936 in 153 different countries.

Question 12

How many world heritage sites are there in Africa?

Answer 12

8

Question 13

How far back does the human heritage in Africa go?

Answer 13

More than 3 million years.

Question 14

What heritage site is in Gauteng?

Answer 14

The Cradle of Humankind

Question 15

Where is the Cradle of Humankind?

Answer 15

Just outside Johannesburg .

Question 16

What is the most famous site in the Cradle of Humankind?

Answer 16

The Sterkfontein Caves

Question 17

What can we find at the Sterkfontein caves?

Answer 17

Evidence of plants and animals that lived there almost 3 million years ago.

Question 18

What did scientists discover in 1947?

Answer 18

A fossil that looked like an ape but that also had some human features. There was no muzzle or big canine teeth. The skull hip and foot bones showed that it could walk upright like a human.

Question 19

What are the most famous fossils found at Sterkfontein ?

Answer 19

Mrs Ples and Little Foot

Question 20

What have scientists found that they think show how ape like creatures evolved into humans ?

Answer 20

Similar fossils to mrs ples and little foot.

Question 21

Why do yo think its called the Cradle of Humankind?

Answer 21

Because they found a fossil there which they think is the earliest evidence of humans.

Question 22

Why is it important to preserve and look after the Cradle of Humankind?

Answer 22

So that future generations can learn about their heritage

Question 23

What was Mapungubwe?

Answer 23

1000 years ago there was a wealthy and important Shona kingdom there.

Question 24

What was the Mapungubwe kingdom like?

Answer 24

The king lived on a hill in beautiful stone buildings and his people lived in the valley below. There were skilled craftsmen who worked with iron, copper and gold.

Question 25

Where is the Mapungubwe site?

Answer 25

In Limpopo

Question 26

What do we believe about Mapungubwe ?

Answer 26

We believe that it was a great African trading society. The people who lived there hunted elephants and traded gold and ivory with India, China and Arabia.

Question 27

What have archeologists found at Mapungubwe ?

Answer 27

The remains of many beautiful objects . The most beautiful is a golden rhino. It was found in a royal grave.

Question 28

Describe the golden rhino

Answer 28

It is a small wooded carving covered with a sheet of finely beaten gold. The gold is fixed onto the wood with tiny pins.

Question 29

What is the rhino a symbol of among the Shona people?

Answer 29

Leadership.

Question 30

What do bone tools tell us about the people of Mapungubwe ?

Answer 30

They knew how to make tools out of bone. They were hunters. They used bones to cut their meat.

Question 31

When and where was Francis Baard born?

Answer 31

In Beaconfield in the Northern Cape in 1901

Question 32

Why is Francis Baard part of our heritage?

Answer 32

She dedicated her life to fight for equal rights for all people on South Africa

Question 33

Why was she called Ma Baard?

Answer 33

She was loved by all who worked with her. She was like a mother to them.

Question 34

What was Francis Baard first?

Answer 34

A teacher.

Question 35

Where did she later work?

Answer 35

In a canning factory.

Question 36

What did she fight for in the factory?

Answer 36

She fought for better pay and working conditions for the factory workers.

Question 37

Why did Francis Baard go to prison?

Answer 37

She belonged to the ANC, and this was against the law.

Question 38

How long did Francis Baard go to prison for?

Answer 38

5 years

Question 39

What also forms part of our heritage?

Answer 39

Indigenous plants

Question 40

What are one of our indigenous plants?

Answer 40

The aloe

Question 41

Where is the Aloe found and what is it used for

Answer 41

It grows wild in the Eastern Cape and has been used for thousands of years years to treat burns, sunburn, injuries and sore stomachs

Question 42

Who used the aloe?

Answer 42

The San, Khoikhoi, amaXhosa,amaZulu and amaPondo

Question 43

What did the ancient tribes use it for

Answer 43

As a medicine and body wash.

Question 44

What else do people believe that aloe can treat?

Answer 44

``` Acne Insect bites Allergic reactions Heartburn Aloe juice can help with digestion ```