History Flashcards
History
What did San women use to dig up roots?
digging sticks
For how long are San children breastfed
4 years
the learning and understanding of the way of life of people who lived long ago by observing people who still live in a similar way today
ethnography
Where can we find San people today?
In the Kalahari Desert (South Africa, Botswana and Namibia)
What did the San make tools out of?
stone
People who hunt wild animals and collect wild plants to eat
hunter-gatherers
what was the jobs of the San men
they hunted for food
what was the job of the San women?
They gathered wild honey, plants, nuts, roots and fruit
the time, thousands of years ago, during which people made tools out of stone
the stone age
people who have no fixed home and move from place to place
nomads
List 4 main ways to describe the San
- They were hunter-gatherers
- They did not grow crops or keep animals
- They tried not to damage the environment
- They made tools from stone and bone
How did The San avoid jealousy and fighting
They shared everything
A plant that stops hunger and thirst
Hoodia
A plant to stop stomache aches
Buchu
A plant that the San used to poison their arrows
Bushman’s Poison
a Plant used for snake bites, headaches and toothache
sickle bush roots
What did the San use for hunting
bow and arrow
what was the bow made from
straight, tough, elastic branch
What was the bow string made from
rolled strips from the back muscles of a gemsbok
What was the arrow made of
bone or stone
where was the poison put on the arrow
behind the point
Where did the deadliest poison that the San used for hunting come from
a small beetle
lasting energy or strength
stamina
What did the San call their god
Kaggen
What did the San believe their god could turn into
an Eland
how did the San meet their god
they would perform a trance dance at night around a fire and meet kaggen as an eland
In the San religion, a person who entered the invisible world to ask Kaggen for help
Shaman
a person who studies the objects that people of long ago left behind
archaeologist
Colours that were used in San rock art
red, yellow, white and black
How did the San make red, orange or purple paint?
heating iron that had rusted and grinding it to powder
How did the San make the paint “hold together”
Eland’s blood
How did the San make white paint
from white clay
Name the first 3 things you will see at the top of the South African Coat of Arms
The rising sun
The secretary bird
A protea
What weapons are on the Coat of Arms
a spear and knobkierie
What people are on the Coat of Arms
2 San figures
what is in the middle of the coat of arms and 2 things that are on either side
A shield
2 ears of wheat
2 elephant tusks
in what language is the motto on the coat of arms
San language Xan
What does the motto on the coat of arms mean
Unity in diversity
A section of rock art from the San people, called the _____________was found in _________ and placed in ___________
The Linton Rock art Panel
Linton farm in Eastern Cape
South African Museum in the Western Cape
Who arrived in the south-west parts of southern Africa about 2000 years ago?
The Khoikhoi
How were the Khoikhoi different to the San?
They kept herds of animals such as sheep, goats and cattle. They were called herders
How were the Khoikhoi the same as the San
They were nomadic
Men hunted for food
Women gathered plant food
They made tools from stone and bone
a person who looks after livestock
pastoralist
When did the Khoikhoi slaughter cattle
religious ceremonies, when children were born or when someone died
Why did the Khoikhoi think the San were inferior to them
Because the San did not keep cattle
Why did the San and Khoikhoi not get along?
They were in competition for game and the herds of wild game got smaller. Sometimes the San would steal cattle from the Khoikhoi.
Why are some groups called the Khoisan
Many San men married khoikhoi women and had families
The languages spoken by the first African farmers
Buntu
