Module 8 Unit 5 Heritage of Limpopo Flashcards

1
Q

What can ARTEFACTS tell us about our heritage?

A

Artefacts give us clues about our culture.
They tell us about what our ancestors believed in
They show us what skills they had

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2
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Where in Limpopo were important artefacts found?

A

Mapungubwe

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3
Q

Where in Limpopo is Mapungubwe?

A

On the northern border of South Africa joining Zimbabwe and Botswana

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4
Q

What is the similarity between the Tutankhamen’s treasure and the treasures of Mapungubwe?

A

They were both burial treasures (graves)

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5
Q

What if the artefacts were never found?

A

We would never even have known that the people existed there.

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6
Q

Describe the artefacts that were found?

A

Wooden carvings covered in gold sheets
Rhinocerous
Bowl
Sceptre

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7
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What was significant about the graves of Mapungubwe?

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It is thought they were the graves of very important chiefs.

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8
Q

When is it thought that this African kingdom existed?

A

Between 1075 and 1220

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