Unit 1

Question 1

What does history mean?

Answer 1

The study of past events

Question 2

What does AD stand for?

Answer 2

Anno Domini ( year of our Lord )

Question 3

What does BC stand for?

Answer 3

Before Christ

Question 4

Why did the farmers in Limpopo valley mostly keep cattle?

Answer 4

It was very dry, so growing crops was difficult

Question 5

What 2 crops did they manage to grow?

Answer 5

Cotton and sorghum

Question 6

What is a settlement?

Answer 6

A settlement is a where many people live close together

Question 7

What does the word “trade” mean?

Answer 7

Is a action of buying or selling goods/services - we exchange something for something else

Question 8

What is correct?

Swahili traders came down on the East or West coast of Africa

Answer 8

East

Question 9

What is correct?

We live in the year AD or BC

Answer 9

AD

Question 10

True or False ?

People paid money to learn new facts about other societies

Answer 10

False

Question 11

How did the people living in the Limpopo valley learn about people living in other places and what did they learn?

Answer 11

Through trade - Swahili traders came to trade with them
Culture - Songs, language, cooking/types of food
Custom - Way of life, traditions
Crafts - How to make goods, usually for selling