History Grade 4 Flashcards
Along which busy raod can you spot Mostert Mill?
Phillips Kgosana Drive
What was the name of the farm where the Mill was originally built?
Welgelegen Farm
What was the Mill used for?
To mill wheat
What is the Mill used for now?
A tourist attraction
How were the Windmills built in Cape Town damaged?
The were blown over by strong winds
Who built the Mill?
Gysbert van Reenen
Who was the Mill named after?
Cecil John Rhodes
When was the Mill built
I’m 1796
What is special about the cap of the Windmill?
It revolves
How does the design of the Mill best suit Cape town climate?
The sails are able to move into the best position for string winds, so they don’t get damaged
Give the Dutch name for the kind of Windmill?
Grond Zeille
What does the word restore mean?
Rebuild or renovate
What parts of the MIill was damaged in the recent fire?
The sails, thatch cap and wooden machinery
More than 100 years ago thr area of Pinelands was?
A large forest
There was a farm in Pinelands named ?
Uitvligt
The British army used this farm as camp during what war?
Anglo Boer War
They horses, mules and camels?
How do we know there was camels?
The bones were found by archeologists
What also an archeologist?
Someone who studied the remains of ancient Civilization
Who was the founder of Pinelands?
Sir Richard stuttaford
Give the address and and year of the first house built in Pinelands
No 3 Mead Way, in 1922
Pinelands is known as the first Garden city in our country?
True or False
True
What other Garden cities are there?
Thornton, Meadowridge, Edgemead
We were garden cities built?
Low cost housing
