Term 3 Flashcards
What were the 2 main groups in the Cape in the 17th and 18th centuries 
The San and the Khoi Khoi
What’s the difference between the Khoi Khoi and the San
The Khoi Khoi were pastoralists (hearders/farmers) and the San were Nomadic (hunters/moved around a lot)
What did the San hunters eat
They ate wild animals and gathering plant foods like fruits, nuts, berries, mushrooms and roots
What did they hunt with
They hunted with arrows coated in poison obtained from snakes, plants, beetles and scorpions
Who did rock paintings
San
What did the KhoiKhoi measure wealth/ status with
Sheep and cattle
Name the clans of the Khoikhoi
Gamtoos, Chainoqua and Hessequa
What were the Khoikhoi who lived by the sea called
Straandloopers
What did archaeologists dig up that taught us about the Straandloopers
Archaeologists have found mounds of shells in caves together with animal bones and stone tools
Where did the Xhosa tribes come from and settle
They came from central Africa and settled in Eastern Cape where the Transkei and Ciskei are today
What did the Xhosa eat
They ate Sorghum and Millet and loved to drink sour milk and sorghum beer
What’s the DEIC
Dutch East India Company
When was the DEIC established
It was set up in the Netherlands in 1602
When did the DEIC arrive in the cape
1647
What happened in 1647
Okay a DEIC ship was shipwrecked at table Bay 
