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Term 2

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Is evolution a fact or not?

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No not yet but it has lots of evidence

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Who developed the theory of evolution and what timeline

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Charles Darwin, 1859

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Did early humans live at the same time as dinosaurs?

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No, dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago.

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What is hominids?

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Another word for mankind

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What is the meaning of the word fossils?

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Remains of living things.

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What is the meaning for the word artifacts?

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The remains of things that were made.

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What was the early way of life?

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People lived in small bands of about 30 but it depends on how many food there is around them and the people depended on there environment

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How many cave sites were found in Spain and France?

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Over 200

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What we’re hunter gatherer?

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They were nomads

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What is the meaning of nomads?

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People who moves from place to place

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What did fire provide?

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Heat and light and allowed us to cook.

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Name 4 examples of how we can find out about the past of early humans

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Artifacts, fossils, rock art and legends/myth

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What is the meaning of domesticate

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Tame plants and animals for human use.

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Why did everyone try to conquer ancient Egypt?

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Because it was the most advanced country of its time and everyone wanted access to its technology.

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What country invented toothpaste?

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Ancient Egypt.

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What is livestock?

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It is domesticated animals that provides us recourses.

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What is cultivate?

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To prepare and use soil for crops.

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What is a pastoral society?

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A group of people who’s life depends on herding.

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What is the tsetse fly?

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It is a blood sucking insect that can cause sleeping sickness to animal and humans and can cause death.

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Where did the khoikhoi people come from and where do they settle now?

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In Botswana and they settle at the orange river

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What people were the San and the Nama.

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They were khoisan people.

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From what tribe is president geingob and and minister moses garoeb.

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They are from the Damara tribe.

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Where did the bantu speaking people originally come from?

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They came from west Africa.

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About how many kavangos is in Namibia?

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140000.

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To who is the kavangos closely related to?

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The owambos.

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Is 5he kavangos chiefs always a specific gender and if they are what gender would they be?

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They are always male

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What do we call a chiefs assistant?

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A headman.

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Who was the first pharaoh of Egypt?

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Narmer

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Which tribe enslaved many groups?

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The Hereros

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What did an European explorer find in Egypt in 1822AD?

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A Rossett stone with 3 different languages.

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Which country figured out amazing ways to cut stone to use in their obelisks?

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Ancient Egypt.

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What was the writing material called that is similar to paper and what was it made of?

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It was called papyrus and it was made of reeds.

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Which roman general took over Egypt?

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Octavian.

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What was the burial building of Egypt called?

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It was called mastaba.

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What did the Mastaba lead to in Egypt?

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It led to building pyramids.

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In what did most people live In Egypt?

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They lived in mud brick homes.

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37
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What word do we use when people worship 1 God?

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Monotheism

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Which pharaoh was probably the greatest pharaoh in Egyptian history?

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Ramsses2

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When did Rome have complete control of Egypt?

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In 30BC

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What is another word for houses of stone?

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Dzimba dzemabwe.

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41
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When did the shona settle at great Zimbabwe?

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400AD

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When was great Zimbabwe population ranked in status?

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1000AD

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What were the the houses in great Zimbabwe made of?

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They were made of heavy granite blocks.

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Where did the peasants live in great Zimbabwe?

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In mud huts.

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Until when did Great Zimbabwes prosperity continue.

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Until 1450

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What does a government supplie

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Health care, education, law courts and police services.

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Name two states of anarchy.

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A state of having no formal geverment and A case of chaos lawlessness and disorder.

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What could be the cause of anarchy?

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A civil war or the army that overthrow the country.

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What is democracy?

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It is power to the people?

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Name two types of democracy.

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Direct democracy and representative\indirect democracy

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What is a representative democracy?

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It is the most common form where the president makes decisions for the people example: Namibia.

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What is direct democracy?

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It is where the people vote on the decisions example: luxemburg Switzerland

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What is the meaning Car?

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Central African Republic.

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What possibility was In great Zimbabwe.?

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Plains of fertile soil to support farming and herding and a lot of gold.

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What word do we use when people obey more than one god?

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Polytheistic

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56
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What is the larges desert?

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The Sahara.

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57
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What is an oasis

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It is an island in the desert with green.

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What is the world’s longest river?

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The nile River.

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Where does the nile flow?

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It flows north from the Sahara rating a long oasis.

60
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What is a sarcophagus?

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It is similar to a coffin.

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What divides the nile?

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Cataracts.

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What is a cataract.

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It is a rocky place that creates a waterfall or rapids.

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How many cataracts is in the nile?

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6

64
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What did Egyptians rely on?

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Egyptians relied completely on irrigation from the nile to farm.

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Why do people call the nile the gift of the nile?

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Because of fresh water and fish and fertile soil.

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When did Egypt start?

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5500BC

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What were the two kingdoms in the nile called?

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Upper and lower Egypt.

68
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What did Egyptians make their architecture from?

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Out of stone.

69
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2hat did Egyptians call their Kings later on.

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Pharaoh.

70
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What is theocracy?

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It is a government ruled by religious leaders.

71
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What was the capital city?

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Memphis.

72
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What was the most known religious ritual?

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Mummification

73
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What is hieroglyphs?

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It is a writing system.

74
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What were the Egyptians 365 calender based on?

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The number 10

75
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Why did the Egyptians waer makeup?

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To protect them from the sun.

76
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Why did Egyptians invent toothpaste?

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Because their bread was full of grit and sand.

77
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Why were Egyptians scared of tombs.

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They thought that the spirit would haunt them.

78
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What were pyramids meant to do?

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Honor the pharaoh.

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Who was the first women pharaoh?

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Hatshepsut.

80
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What did pharaoh Akhenaten try to do?

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He tried to start a new religious.

81
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What did Ramsses2 tomb do.

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It warned anyone who tried to invade his kingdom

82
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What horrible thing did cleopatra do?

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She had her brother killed.

83
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Who helped cleopatra regain power over Egypt.?

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Juilius Caesar.

84
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What do we call the great elliptical structure known today.

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The great/western enclosure.

85
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How many residents were in Great Zimbabwe?

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100 to 200 residents.

86
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Why did hunter-gatherers move often

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They move with the animals to find more grazing

87
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Why did early humans use fire

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They used it for heat, light and allowed them to cook their food

88
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What is a homined

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mankind

89
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How did the invention of tools affect early man

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made their life easier

90
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How did early humans spend their days

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Hunting and gathering of food

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What defines a hunter-gatherer society

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Survival from foraging for fruits or nuts and hunting, fishing or scavenging for meat

92
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What is knapping

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The process of making stone tools

93
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What is not a characteristic of hunter-gatherer societies

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They are not highly mobile and did not raise corn

94
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Name 4 examples of how we find out about hunter-gatherers

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artifacts;wall paintings; skeletons; legends

95
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What do you think we can tell about hunter gatherers

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They hunt; gather and have herds

96
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Do we still find hunter gatherers today

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yes - bushmen

97
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Do you thin hunter gatherers were nomadic of settled people

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Nomadic people they move around from place to place

98
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What does the word “SAN” mean

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People who gathered wild food

99
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What do you call a scientist who locates and studies the things left behind by people long long ago

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archeologist

100
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What is the word used for taming plants or animals for human use

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domesticate

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What do we call a group of people whose way of life depends on herding

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Pastoralism

102
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Domesticated animals, such as cattle, sheep and pigs are called

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livestock

103
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Which ethnic group is the largest in namibia

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Ovambo

104
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Why was the Nile river essential to Eqyption civilization

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For the fish as a food source and for water

105
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What was one difference between common people and elite

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Elites had more acces to technology

106
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How did rulers use religion to support their possitions

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They believed the pharao was a living god

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Why do you think Eqypt was invaded so frequently throughout its history

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Because it was the most advanced civilization and everyone wanted excess to its technology

108
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Why is Kin Menes important to the Eqyptian history

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He brought a common language to both Upper and Lower Eqypt

109
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Why did Pharaohs build pyramids

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Their size and grandeur served to reinforce the power of the Pharaohs

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Besides their shape, how did obelisks differ from pyramids

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While pyramids served as a final resting place for Pharaohs, obelisks were built for the protection of the Egyptian kingdom

111
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What are Hieroglyphics

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a type of writing used by the Egyptians

112
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What did the Egyptians make their paper from

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The Papyrus plant

113
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What was kohl

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A dark eye makeup

114
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Why did the Egyptians have problems with their teeth

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Because their bread was full of sand and grit

115
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What did the Egyptians invent to help take care of their teeth

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Toothpaste

116
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What is government

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a government is a group of officials who have the authority to govern or rule a country

117
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What services does a government supplies

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health care, education,law-courts and police services

118
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Name 3 types of government

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anarchy
autocracy
democracy

119
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What is the meaning of anarchy

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a state of having no formal govenment or

a state of chaos, lawlessness and disorder

120
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What is a state of anarcy also called

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a state of disorder

recognise no authority and no working government

121
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When does anarcy happen

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it happen because of a civil war or when a govenment has been overthrown by the army

122
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name 2 countries where anarchy occurred

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Central African Republic and Somalia

123
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By what is Anarchy also marked

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Civil war, robbery, displaced people and refugees, religious tensions and daily violence

124
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What is a democracy

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In a democracy citizens choose the government by voting in fair and free elections

125
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name 2 forms of democracy

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direct democracy

representative democracy

126
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What is the features of a democracy

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Citizens have power
Voting is free and fair
The rule of law is applied
Independence of the judiciary is assured
Everybody has human rights, equality and freedom
127
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What is a direct democracy

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All citizens directly participate in the decision making of the government
Switzerland/Luxembourg

128
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Wat is representative/indirect democracy

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most common form of democracy where citizens elect representatives
Namibia, Ghana, Portugal, USA

129
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What is a nomad

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a person without a permanent home and moves around a lot

130
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What does cultivate means

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to prepare and use soil for the growing of crops

131
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What does Hominids means

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is a kind of slang term amount scientists. It means mandkind and anything that looks and acts like mankind

132
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What is fossils

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it is remains of living things (plants, animals, people) that have been turned into stone or have left an impression in the stone

133
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What is artifacts

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are remains of things that were made by humans.

134
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What year was the start of ancient Egypt

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5500BC

135
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How many cataracts is in the Nile

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6

136
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Name 4 ways we can learn about hte past

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Myths/legends, rock art, fossils, artifacts

137
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Name 3 early domesticated crops

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Wheat, barley, millet

138
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Who draw the rock art

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shamans or medicine men

139
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When did the hunter gatherers of the SAN arrive in Namiiba

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2000years ago, 17AC

140
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About how many kavango people is in Namibia

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140 000

141
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What is worlds largest river

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the Nile river

142
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What is a cataract

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It is a rocky area that can create rapids or waterfalls

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