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History Term 4 Flashcards

1
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What does it mean to communicate

A

To send a message

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2
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What is language

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The way we speak. People use language to say things to each other

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3
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How many languages are there in the world

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7000

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4
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What are symbols

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Symbols are pictures, shapes or letters that communicate a message

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5
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What do some people do to communicate

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The draw pictures or paint paintings

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6
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What is the oldest kind of communication we can see

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Art

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7
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What is a very old form of communication

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Singing

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8
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When do people sing songs

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When they are happy, sad or excited

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9
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What can communicate a message with songs

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the words and the tune

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10
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What other way is there to communicate your feelings

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By dancing

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11
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Why do people dance

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Some people dance as part of their religion and others dance when they want to communicate without words

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12
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What are ancestors

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Relatives from long ago

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13
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Who were the first people to live in South africa

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The San people

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14
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How did the San hunter-gatherers live by

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The lived by hunting wild animals and by collecting wild fruits and vegetables

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15
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What does the San languages contain

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They contain many click sounds

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16
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What do we use to show click sounds in the San languages

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We use symbols

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17
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How can we learn about the san people

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We can study their art.

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18
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What did San artist do

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They painted pictures on the rock shelters where they lived

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19
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What is dancing a part of for san people

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It is part of their life and their religion.

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20
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What did some people think about san dancing

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They believed the san danced to connect with the spirits of their ancestors

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21
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What ways did the san use to communicate

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The used language, picture and dancing

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22
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How do we send letters today

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By airmail (Letter go on a plane)

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23
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What does the postal system do

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They send messages and letters.

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24
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How did people deliver messages at first

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They walked or ran to deliver messages

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25
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What did people use to deliver messages faster

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They used animals

26
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What was the pony express

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It was riders on horses that carried letters across america

27
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What was the first air mail

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It was a message tied to a pigeon’s foot

28
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What did people have to do before they could send a letter

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They had to buy postage stamps and stick them on a letter

29
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What did the post office use the money for that they got to sell stamps

A

They used it to send the letters.

30
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What are earphones

A

It is little speakers that cover people’s ears so they can hear messages

31
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What is entertainment

A

Things people do for fun and relaxation

32
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What does transmit mean

A

to send a message using a machine

33
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Why did people listen to the radio

A

It was a form of communication

34
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What could the first radio do

A

Only transmit radio signals and not sound

35
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What is a wireless telegraph

A

It is when a message is communicated without wires

36
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What was the first use of radio signals

A

It was to communicate with ships.

37
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What do we use the radio for

A 
Entertainment
Music
Stories
News
Education
38
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What is a typewriter

A

It is a small machine that people use to write printed words on a piece of paper

39
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What was the first type writer used for

A

To help blind people write letter

40
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What could typewrites do

A

It could make more than 1 copy

41
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What could some early typewriters only do

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They could only type in capital letters

42
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What happened when you typed the wrong letters

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You had to cross it out or erase the letter on the paper and type again,

43
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What is a telegraph

A

It was a way of sending a message along a wire. It sent electric signals instead of words

44
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Who invented Morse code

A

Samuel Morse

45
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What is Morse code

A

It’s an electrical signal that represented letters

46
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What did the telephone allow us to do

A

It allowed us to send voice messages along wires

47
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What are public phones

A

People use to pay to use phones in public places.

48
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How did the telephone change our lives

A

It made communication easier and quicker
People could phone emergency numbers
Telephones helped business people

49
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How big was the first camera

A

As big as a room

50
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How long were photos black and white

A

For 50 years

51
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What changes did the camera make

A

Newspapers could show photos of things that happened
People saw photos of important people
Advertisements used photos instead of paintings
People saw photos of different parts of the world
People took photos of themselves and their families

52
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What is a satellite

A

It is objects that people put into space to pass on communication signals

53
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How does the television communicate

A

It communicates through pictures and sound

54
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When did television start in South africa

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It started in 1976 and pictures were black and white

55
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What do people pay money for for TV’s

A

They pay money to receive many TV stations around the world

56
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What can the personal computer do

A 
It can type letters
It can store information
It can connect to the internet
It can send email messages
It can play games and music
57
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What is the internet

A

It is a way of connecting lots of information all over the world

58
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What does the internet use

A

It uses landlines, satellites and cellphones to connect to computers

59
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What is email

A

It is a way of sending messages over the internet

60
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How long does it take to send emails from 1 computer to another

A

Less than a second

61
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What can modern cellphones do

A 
They can make calls
they can send text messages (SMS)
They can take photos
They can connect to the internet
They can play music

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