Heritage Through SA Flashcards
How many provinces in South Africa
Nine
What is legislature
Each province was ruled by a political party that The people in the province vote for the party with the most votes has the most say The ruling provincial party is not always is not the same is the party that rules the country
What does diverse mean
Very different from each other and of various kinds
What Does heritage mean
The history , traditions and qualities that a country or society had for many years and that are considered An important part of its character
What does inherited mean
Inherit something from somebody , to receive money , property , et cetera from someone when they die
What does intangible mean
Something that does not exist as a physical thing but it’s still valuable
What does fossil mean
The preserved remains or traces of an animal , plant or other organism from the remote past
What does significance mean
The importance of something especially when it this has An effect on what happens in the future
What does tangible mean
That can be clearly seem to exist that you can touch and feel
What is the cradle of humankind Heritage site Known as the worlds richest Hominin site
The cradle of humanKind world heritage site is known as the worlds richest hominin site because it is home to around 40% of the worlds human ancestor fossils
What does the sites at the cradle of humankind world Heritage site contain
The sites at the cradle of humankind world Heritage site contains a number of sites which maintain the fossilised remains of some of the earliest members members of the human family as well a stone , bone and horn tools
Explain about Dr Robert Broom found at the sterkfontein Caves
He found a 2 to 3,000,000 year old hominid skull no one is Mrs ples
Explain a doctor ron Clark found
Dr wrong clock found little foot a near complete fossil skeleton
Province is home to the cradle of humankind
Gauteng
What are some of the famous caves for digging fossils
Sterkfotein, swartkrans, and kromdraai
What does mapungubwe mean
Face of stone wisdom
What was mapungbwe
South Africa’s first kingdom It’s Highly sophisticated people traded gold and ivory with China , India and Egypt
How many graveyards have been excavated From the site at mapungubwe
Twenty- three graveyards have been excavated
How many bodies in the graves with buried in the upright seated position associated with royalty and with a Verity of copper items and gold , exotic glass beads and other prestigious objects
Three
What is the most spectacular of the gold discoveries at mapungubwe
The little gold rhinoceros made from gold foil intact with minute pins around wooden core
Where is the gold rhino featured
One of South Africa’s new national order of mapungubwe
What does the gold rhinoceros come to symbolise
High culture of mapungubwe The rhino Is also symbol Of leadership among the Shona people of Zimbabwe
What have also been found with the golden-rhino
The golden sceptre and the Golden bowl found in the same grave as the Golden rhino
What is the village neighbouring mapungubwe
K2
What in the village of K2 has provided archaeologists with plenty of information about the lifestyles of the people of mapungubwe
An ancient refuge sites has provided archaeologists with plenty of information about the lifestyles of the people of mapungubwe
Why were three bodies in the graves in an upright Position
The people in an upright position because it associated with royalty
List three items that were found in the Graves alongside the bodies
The little golden rhinoceros the Golden bowl and the golden sceptre
How was the little rhinoceros made
A wood carving with gold foil pinned on the outside with miniature pins
When was the Castle of good hope in Cape Town built
The Castle of good hope was built in January 1666
what was built to replace the old entrance and when it was built
The gateway was built to replace the old entrance in 1682
What does VOC stand for give the English meaning
VOC means Dutch East India company
Who built the Castle of good hope
Soldiers sailors and slaves build the Castle of good hope
Why was the Castle of good hope built
The Castle of good hope built as a replenishing station and for the protection of sailors
When was the stonewalled city of kaditshwene near Zeerust abandoned
In the 1820s
Complete the sentence
kaditshwene Is the largest Iron Age Stonebuilt city in
SA
What was kaditshwene in the 1820s
Larger than Cape Town and it was the manufacturing , trading and cultural capital
What do oral testimony tell of the thriving Iron Age economy
Oral testimony is says that the thriving Iron Age economy Was based on the indigenous techniques and technology of smelting of iron and mining of copper they were famed for their Exceptional skills as minors and smelting of iron and copper they’re visible traces of iron melting furnaces and manufacturing tales
Complete the sentence
in ( 1. _____ ____ ) province there are remains of for all very large ( 2. _____ )
- NORTH WEST
- TOWNS
Where did Iron Age farmers live before towns were built for them
In homesteads
What was a violent time as the farming community is raided each other
The 1700s onward
Why did farmers join together and live in large towns To defend themselves
Because farming communities were Raiding each other
List the official languages
English, Afrikaans, isixhosa, isizulu, Soto, sign-language, Tswana, ndebele
What is the capital city of western cape
Cape town
What is the capital of eastern cape?
Bisho
What is the capital of northern cape?
Kimberley
What is the capital city of free state?
Bloemfontein
What is the capital city of kwazulu natal
Pietermaritzburg
What is the capital city of mpumalanga?
Nelspruit
What is the capital city of gauteng?
Johannesburg
What is the capital city of Limpopo
Polokwane
What is the capital city north- west
Mafikeng
