Hunter Gatherers Flashcards
Who were the first people to
Live in South Africa
The San
What did San men do?
Hunt for meat
What did San women do?
Gather plants for food
When did the Khoikhoi arrive?
About 2000 years ago
How did the Khoikhoi live?
They herded capital and kept sheep and goats
How do we know about the San and Khoikhoi?
Stories they told
Objects they made
Rock art they painted
Reading books which were written about them
Observing the lives of those who live in a similar way
Do the San and Khoikhoi still live the way they used to?
No, they lost the land and so have had to change their way of life
Observing people who l8ve in a si,solar way to the way people loved long ago is called?
Ethnography
What did the San make tools out of?
Stone
What is the Stone Age
The time in history when people made tools out of stone
What did stone age San live off?
The environment
What are the San called and why?
Hunter - gatherers
How did the San find water in dry seasons?
The women would dig in the sand to find water. They also scraped and squeezed roots for moisture. Theybstored the water in ostrich eggs and plugged the hole with grass or clay
What characterised the San?
They got their food from the environment
They didn’t grow food or keep animals
They did very little damage to the environment
Made tools from stone and bone
How did the San live
They lived in small gr0ups and were nomadic
What does nomadic mean?
They m9ved in search of food and didn’t settle down
What did the San use for medicine
Plants
Name plants that San women would collect
Hoodia - it is bitter and stops hunger and thirst
Buchu- cures stomach aches
Bushmans poison - poisons their arrows
Sickle bush - used for snake bites. The bark can also be used for headaches and toothache
What weapon did the San use?
Bow and arrow
What was the bow and arrow made from
Bow - tough elastic branch
Bow string - rolled strips from back muscles of gemsbok
Arrow was made from stone or bone. Poison was put on behind the point so the Hunter couldn’t get poisoned if he was scratched by the arrow
How did the San hunt?
The San tracked their game. They had a good sense of direction and an understanding of their environment. They would follow a herd for days until they got close enough to shoot one. The poison entered the bloodstream and slowly paralysed it.
The hunters would follow until the prey fell. The place where the arrow stuck was it put and thrown away. The rest of the meat could be eaten
The San used spears to finally kills the animal.
They used sharp stone tools to skin It and cut up the meat
What was the name of the San god?
Kaggen
What was Kaggen
Their god who could take the form of an event. He was the creator of all. To meet with Kaggen the San performed a trance dance
A San shaman would enter the spirit world through a trance to get the power of Kaggen to protect and heal
What is San rock art?
Paintings on rocks depicting the shamans experiences
