21 G5 T2 History Test Memo

Bedfordview Primary School HISTORY TERM TEST MEMO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SECTION A – KNOWLEDGE / 5 QUESTION 1 – MATCH THE COLUMNS [5] COLUMN A COUMN B 1.1 nomadic A. At the center of the village 1.2 homestead B. Made tools out of stone 1.3 headman C. The place where one large family and their animals live 1.4 stone age D. Moved around to find pasture for animals 1.5 kraal E. Eating of grass by animals F. Moved from place to place G. The man in charge of a homestead 1.1 F 1.2 C 1.3 G 1.4 B 1.5 A SECTION B – SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS / 25 QUESTION 2 – SHORT QUESTIONS [3 2.1 The first farmers came to southern Africa in search of rain for their crops and livestock. (1) 2.2 Cattle were a symbol/source of wealth in farming society because you could use them to pay fines and get wives(lobola). (1) 2.3 Fill in the correct answer, choose from the possible answers: sweet potatoes | pumpkins | millet | leafy plants (e.g. spinach) 2.3.1 The farmers' main crops were sorghum and millet. (1) QUESTION 3 – TRUE OR FALSE [5] 1.1 The first farmers moved to southern Africa from Cameroon and Namibia. False. They came from Nigeria and Cameroon 1.2 The first farmers kept livestock. True 1.3 The first farmers lived in the stone age. False. They lived in the iron age 1 | BEDFORDVIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL HISTORY PAGE TOTAL:

QUESTION 4 – COMPARATIVE TABLE [5] First African Farmers Khoisan Took ownership of land. Ownership Did not own land. of land (1) (1) Hunted and gathered food and Food Kept livestock and grew crops kept cattle for milk (1) Made tools and weapons using Tools and Made from iron stone weapons (1) Their main weapon was a bow and arrow(1) QUESTION 5 – CASE STUDY [5] 5.1 Name one artefact that archaeologists found that tell us about the interactions between the Khoisan and first farmers in southern Africa. Bone arrowheads , rock art and ostrich eggshells (1) 5.2 Explain what a trance dance is. (In your explanation, refer to who did the dance and the main God that the San would call on.) A trance shaman is a traditional dance that would be done by the shaman (healer). In this dance , the shaman would call upon their main god /kaggen to bring rain. (1) 5.4 What was the main reason that the Khoisan and farmers interacted with each other? Be specific in your answer. Explain exactly how they could benefit from each other. Trade. The farmers would exchange cattle with the Khoisan for a trance dance which they believed would bring rain. (2) 2 | BEDFORDVIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL HISTORY PAGE TOTAL:

QUESTION 6 – SOURCE INTERPRETATION AND PARAGRAPH WRITING [7] 6.1 What type of source are source F and source G? Written source (1) 6.2 Write a paragraph discussing the different roles of men and woman in the first African farming societies. (4) • Remember to use the PEEL method (1) • Give at least 3 facts about each gender (man/woman). (3) • You will lose marks if you do not give facts about both the men and woman. • Remember to use source F and source G to answer the question. In early African farming society men and woman had different roles. The different written sources from European settlers who observed farming villages in southern Africa (source F and G) tell us about the roles that men and woman played in farming societies. According to source F men looked after cattle ,fought off invaders , carved tools , hunted and built houses. On the other hand , woman were weavers , basket makers and gatherers. They also cooked food , made pottery and cared for the crops and children. Therefore, it can be seen that both men and woman played important roles in the first African farming societies. 6.3 Imagine you were living in one of the first farming societies in southern Africa. (2) Create a job description card. First fill in your information then, draw a picture of yourself. If a male- The boys helped their fathers with the cattle and building huts. They learned fighting skills through stick-fighting games. If a female- The girls helped their mothers with chores around the home. 3 | BEDFORDVIEW PRIMARY SCHOOL HISTORY PAGE TOTAL: