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1
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What is a homestead

A

It is a place where a family lives

It can be big with more than 1 family or it can be small with a single family

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Where does the head/chief of a homestead live

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In the Great hut and his wives lives in huts close to the great hut

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3
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What does a homestead include

A 
Cattle Kraal
Huts
Grain and food stores
Grain and food pits
Kitchen
Meeting area
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4
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What is a village

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It is a group of homesteads

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5
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What resources does villages have

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Wood
Water
Good Soil
Stones
Iron
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6
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What are the main crops

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Sorghum

Millet

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7
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Name other crops

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Melons
Pumpkins
Sweet potatoes
Spinach

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8
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What was the role of the woman can girls

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They planted, weeded and harvested

They stored harvested crops in their huts

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9
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What is a hoe

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It is a tool used to dig out weeds

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10
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Where are the underground pits

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Need the great hut

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11
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What is grain used for

A

For visitors and special celebrations

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12
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What did they use to grind the grain into flour

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Grinding stones

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What did they do to grain stores when they need grain

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They made a hole in the side of the grain store

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14
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Why did they keep the grain stores closed

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To keep insects and rats out

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15
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What did they close the grain stores hole with

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Cow dung and mud

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16
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How many grain stores did each hut have

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One

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17
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What is livestock

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Animals like goats, cattle and sheep

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18
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Where did the cattle stay

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in the cattle kraal

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19
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why did the cattle stay in the cattle kraal

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To keep them safe from wild animals

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20
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What animals were the most important

A

cattle

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21
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What did the boys and men do during the day

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They took the animals to the grazing lands

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22
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What was the roles of woman and girls

A 
Made beer
Work in the fields
Plaster the walls and floors of the huts
Made pottery
Weaved baskets
Cook
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23
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Who did the girls learn from

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From the older woman

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24
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What did the woman have to do for the girls

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They had to prepare them for initiation ceremonies and marriage

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25
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What was the roles of men and boys

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They killed animals for food (Hunted)
Skinned animals
Made leather shoes and clothes
Made weapons
Made huts and stone walls
Thatched the roofs
Looked after the animals (Herding)
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26
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Why are cattle important

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It is a sign of wealth. Owning cattle was like having money
They are important for food and clothes
They were needed for lobola

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27
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What is lobola

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It is the payment in cattle to the bride’s family

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28
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Who had the most power and cattle

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The chief

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29
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Why did the chief have many cattle

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Because many cattle meant many wives and many wives meant many children and many children meant more people to work on the land to make the man richer

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30
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What did rich farmers sometimes do

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They lent cattle to poor men. The poor men used the cattle for milk and kept some of the calves. In this way poor families could build up their own herd

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31
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What is copper and iron

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It is metals

32
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Where can you find copper and iron

A

In certain rocks

33
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What is copper and iron used for

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To make tools or weapons

34
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What can copper also be used for

A

For wire, beads and jewellery

35
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Why is copper important

A

It is important for trade

36
Q

What are iron axes used for

A

To cut trees

37
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What are hoes used for

A

To dig soil and plant seeds

38
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What are iron weapons used for

A

To hunt animals

39
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What are weapons used for

A

For war.

40
Q

Who worked with iron

A

The men. The woman were not allowed in the iron working area

41
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How long can it take to make 1 hoe or spear with iron

A

10 days. It is a long and difficult process

42
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How did they make weapons

A
  1. Women collect rocks with iron
  2. Iron workers burn the iron and charcoal it in a furnace
  3. They used bellows to blow air in the furnace to make the fire hotter
  4. Heat makes the iron melt out of the rock. The workers collect the small pieces of iron and the bottom of the furnace
  5. They beat the lumps of iron into shape of a tool of weapon
43
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What does forging mean

A

Iron is heated up repeatedly to make it softer and purer

44
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What does smelting mean

A

To heat rocks to make iron melt out of the rock

45
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Who make pottery

A

The woman

46
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Where did the woman get the clay for the pottery

A

from the ground

47
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What did they do with the pots after they made it.

A

They baked it in the fire to make them stronger

48
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What was pottery used for

A

To carry water
To cook food
To store grain
To drink and eat out of

49
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What were thick pots used for

A

For cooking

50
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What were other pots used for

A

Pouring liquids

51
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Did the Tswana women and the Nguni women make the same style of pots

A

No they made different styles of pots

52
Q

What is the Lydenburg heads

A

Its a collection of pottery objects found near Lydenburg

53
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What were Lydenburg heads used for

A

It was part of an initiation ceremony and after the ceremony the head were smashed and buried under ground. It was bad luck to keep this kind of pottery after the ceremony was over.

54
Q

How old are the Lydenburg heads

A

About 1500 years old

55
Q

What does tea of the African wormwood plant help with

A

Treats coughs and colds

56
Q

What does the Cancer bush help with

A 
Digestion problems
Cancer
Loss of appetite
Liver problems
Heart problems
57
Q

What does the Buchu Plant help with

A

Stomach ache - chew fresh leaves
Bladder problems - make tea
Aching bones and back pains - take a hot bath with leaves

58
Q

What is a herbalist

A

A person who makes medicines from plants

59
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What are South African herbalists called

A

Nyangas

60
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How can plants heal people

A

Parts of plants are put on cuts and wounds
Plants boiled in water for tea
Plants dried and made into powder. Breath powder up the nose
Plants were burnt. People healed by breathing in smoke

61
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What are people in South Africa who heal sick people with spiritual powers called

A

Sangomas

62
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What do herbalists do to help sangomas

A

They help them to use the right medicine to treat illnesses

63
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What is a furnace

A

A special oven or fire place

64
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Who are farmers

A

People who grow crops and keep animals

65
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What is a clan

A

A group of people with common male ancestors led by a chief

66
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What does smithing mean

A

To make things from metal

67
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What does barter mean

A

A way of trading that does not use money

68
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What is a tribute

A

Giving leaders food or other gifts as a kind of tax

69
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What is thatching

A

Using grass to make a roof

70
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What are crops

A

Plants that people grow in fields for food and other uses

71
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What is a Chiefdom

A

A group of clans

72
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What is the Khoisan

A

A mixed group of San and Khoikhoi people

73
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What are bellows

A

Bags made from cattle skin

74
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What are initiation ceremonies

A

Events to celebrate children becoming adults

75
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What is iron ore

A

Rock that contains iron

76
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What is charcoal

A

Burnt wood that is very hot

77
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Who is the chief

A

The leader of a homestead

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