Local History Flashcards
History can be represented through…
Objects (like an old war plane or uniform)
Interviews (like with Mandela or your granny)
Pictures/Art (like a photo of you as a baby or rock art)
Writings (like an old captain’s log or religious text)
What is one thing we can learn from historical objects?
How food was prepared
What materials were available
What was important to a person or community
What is a synonym for historical object?
Artifact
What is something we can learn from historical photos or art?
What a person or community cared about
What the climate was like
What people wore
What is a synonym for graveyard?
Cemetery
What things can we learn from a gravestone?
Date of birth Date of death Age Male or female (gender) Religion
What is an interview?
A meeting or conversation with a person in order to gather information.
Why did you interview Riaan?
Because he works at my school and is very different from me.
What does ‘Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika’ mean
God bless Africa in Xhosa
What does ‘Die Stem van Suid-Afrika’ mean?
The Call of South Africa in Afrikaans
Why is the South African national anthem (God Bless Africa) unique?
Because it combines a Xhosa hymn and an Afrikaans poem.
It is also the anthem for Tanzania and Zambia
The first 2 verses of the national anthem are written in which languages?
Xhosa
Afrikaans
English…..
What other 2 languages are used?
Zulu
Sesotho
Why do you think their are 5 different languages in the anthem?
Because many different languages are spoken in this country
What was the harbor in Cape Town called?
Victoria and Alfred Waterfront (construction of the harbor began in 1860)
