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
