history deck 1

Question 1

mineral revolution

Answer 1

a revolution that began in south Africa with the discovery of diamonds and gold

Question 2

randlords

Answer 2

ownership of diamonds and gold mines fell into the hands of few entrepreneurs who became known as the randlords.

Question 3

claim

Answer 3

a piece of land given or taken by someone in order to be mined on

Question 4

open pit mining

Answer 4

mining that takes place on the surface of the earth

Question 5

unskilled labours

Answer 5

labors that have not acquired any skills in a specific field

Question 6

industrial revolution

Answer 6

a revolution that began in great Britain that changed the manor which products are produced.

Question 7

open field system

Answer 7

land that is divided into long narrow strips so that each house received a strip of land to grow their crops

Question 8

subsistence

Answer 8

producing just enough for one’s use.

Question 9

merchants

Answer 9

a sales man

Question 10

mechanisation

Answer 10

the increase in the use of machinery

Question 11

monopoly

Answer 11

when an organization has total control

Question 12

trade union

Answer 12

a group of workers who generally work in the same industry and come together to further a common goal to improve their working conditions