Heritage trail Flashcards
What is heritage?
Anything you inherit or get from the past.
Currently SA is made up of 9 provinces. It wasn’t always like this. Early years there were only 4 provinces. List them
Cape, Transvaal, Orange Free State and Natal
Which year was the borders of provinces in SA changes
After the 1994 elections
After 1994 some of the bigger provinces were divided into smaller provinces. The Cape was divided into
Western Cape
Northern Cape
Eastern Cape
After 1994 some of the bigger provinces were divided into smaller provinces. The Transvaal was divided into
Gauteng
Limpopo
Mpumalanga
North West
After 1994 some of the bigger provinces were divided into smaller provinces. What happened to Natal and the Orange Free State?
They remained the same, just their names changed to Free State and KwaZulu Natal.
Each of the 9 provinces has their own capital. Write the name of the province and list it’s capital.
Cape Town - Western Cape Bisho - Eastern Cape Pietermaritzburg - KwaZulu Natal Bloemfontein - Free State Kimberley - Northern Cape Mbombela - Mpumalanga Mafekeng - North West Polokwane - Limpopo Johannesburg - Gauteng
Learn the provinces map of SA on page 172, draw it and list the provinces on the map
Practical
What is the purpose of a capital of a province?
The provincial government of that province is situated in the capital.
All of us have inherited things from our family and our ancestors and that forms part of our heritage. List some things that we look at as part of our heritage.
Language we speak Food we eat arts and culture stories about our family family and community history historical and sacred sites names of places, rivers, mountains and landmarks photographs and artifacts like furniture, etc.
When do we celebrate Heritage Day in SA
24 September
What do we celebrate on Heritage Day?
Our different languages, customs, creativeness and natural resources
Who said this in 1996 ““our rich and varied cultural heritage has a profound power to help build our new nation””
Nelson Mandela
Heritage can be described in two ways, what are they
tangible and intangible
What does tangible heritage mean
Include things we can see and touch, such as objects, art, heritage sites, people, plants and mountains
