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When was Pinehurst built and when did it first open its doors?

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Pinehurst was built in 1966 and opened in 1967

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Who was the first principal of Pinehurst?

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Mr DP Botha

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What is Pinehurst’s motto?

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We learn so we may serve

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What are the 3 types of evidence?

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  1. written source
  2. visual source
  3. oral source
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Give me 4 examples of written source of evidence

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  1. books
  2. journals
  3. letters
  4. newspaper
  5. diary
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Give me 6 examples of visual source evidence

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  1. photographs
  2. artefacts
  3. rock paintings
  4. drawings
  5. TV
  6. monuments
  7. museum displays
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Give me 3 examples of oral source evidence

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  1. stories
  2. radio
  3. speeches
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What was Pinelands like many years ago?

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It was a large forest and it had a farm called Uitvlugt (where Homestead Way is today).

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What kind of war was there in Pinelands?

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Anglo Boer War. The British army used Pinelands as a camp.

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What is an archaeologist?

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someone who studies the remains of ancient civilizations

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Who is the founder of Pinelands?

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Sir Richard Stuttaford. He called it the town in the forest. Pinelands was the first Garden City in SA. He got the idea from Sir Ebenezer Howard from England.

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Where and when was the first house built in Pinelands?

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3 Mead Way

it was built in 1922

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name 3 other garden cities in Cape Town

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Thornton, Edgemead and Meadowridge

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What is a display in a museum?

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to put on show for people to see

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What is an interview?

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talking to someone and asking questions to find out information

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What are labels?

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written descriptions of things in museums to help people understand

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What are objects in a museum?

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things that are put in a museum so that people can learn from them

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What does “investigate” mean?

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to study and try to understand something.

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19
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Why are museums important?

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so you can learn about the past.

20
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What are the 7 qualities of a good leader?

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Loyal
Educated
Admiral
Dedicated
Experienced
Respectable
Set an example
21
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When and where was Nelson Mandela born?

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on 18 July 1918 in the Eastern Cape (small village Qunu)

22
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What was his original first name and when did it change?

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His original name was Rolihlala Mandela. Rolihlala means “trouble maker”.
His Grade 1 teacher changed his first name to “Nelson”

23
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Where and what did Nelson Mandela study?

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He studied law at Fort Hare University.

24
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When was the ANC youth league formed?

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1944

25
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What does ANC stand for and why was it formed?

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African National Congress

It was formed to fight apartheid

26
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when did apartheid become legal?

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1948

27
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When was the Sharpville massacre?

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1960

28
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When and why did Nelson Mandela have to go to prison?

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In 1964. Mandela was a leader in the ANC and was responsible for organizing many violent protests against the apartheid government. He was convicted of treason. He wanted to overthrow the government by force. He was sent to prison for life.

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What was Mandela’s job before he went to prison?

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a lawyer in Johannesburg

30
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why was Mandela sometimes called Madiba?

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It was the name of his tribe.

31
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When did Mandela get released from prison?

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1990

32
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When did Mandela become president?

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1994, when we had free elections for all to vote (= first democratic election)!

33
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Who was president after Mandela and when?

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Thabo Mbeki became president in 1999

34
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When did Mandela die?

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2013

35
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What does apartheid mean and when did it become legal?

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in 1948, white South African voters elected a new government. Only white people were allowed to vote. New laws were put in place that separated white people from other races.

36
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What did Mandela do after he retired?

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he was involved in raising money for many charities, like Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund.
He often used to present at peace talks.
He was good at getting enemies to listen and talk to each other.

37
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What is the book called that tells us all about Nelson Mandela’s life?

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Long walk to freedom

38
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Who was Mahatma Gandhi?

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He was a great leader

39
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What was Gandhi like when he was a boy?

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He was shy

40
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When and where was Mahatma Gandhi born?

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He was born in India in 1869

41
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What job did Gandhi have and what did he believe in?

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He was a lawyer and he believed in the Hindu religion

42
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What does Satyagraha mean?

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fighting for truth without violence but with firmness

43
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How did Gandhi have an effect on the South African people?

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Gandhi worked in SA as a lawyer. He saw that Indian people in SA at that time were not allowed to vote/ own land/ own houses. He thought that that was wrong and he used his idea of Satyagraha to lead people to protest peacefully. This idea stayed with the SA people after Gandhi left SA.

44
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How did Gandhi protest in India?

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He organised marches for long distances. He led protests against the British government in India to get the Indians free.

45
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What did Gandhi believe in, fight for?

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  1. peaceful protests without violence, but with firmness
  2. if you get arrested, you must go to prison quietly and not fight back
  3. if you fight for the truth, the truth will eventually win
  4. he fought for the poor people
46
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How did Gandhi live?

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He lived a simple life, wore simple clothes and had very few belongings.

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