Grade 5 History Mid Year Examination 2021

Blouberg Ridge Primary School Social Sciences: History Marker and date: ………………… Name:…………………………….. Grade 5 B / E / S/ M / ST Date: 28 June 2021 Time allocation: 1 hour Examiner: A. Marantidis Moderator: ………………………… Task 4: Controlled test Total: ……….. /40 INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read through the paper before you start writing down the answers. 2. All questions must be answered. 3. Read each question carefully and answer what is asked. SECTION A: HUNTER GATHERERS. Question 1: Underline the correct answer below: 1. The SAN believed that religion was: (1) a. A set of beliefs about the spirit world. b. Not important. c. Worshiping a cow. (1) 2. A shaman was: a. A sheep. b. A man or woman who entered a trance. c. A young boy who sang. 3. The Kaggen will turn into a: (1) a. A Springbok b. A goat c. A Eland 4. A ‘Trans dance’ can be described as: (1) a. A special state of awareness of the animals. b. A special state of awareness of the spirit world c. A special state of awareness of the crops. 5. The Shaman was given power to: (1) a. Bring back the dead. b. To protect and heal everyone. c. To protect and heal the animals. Page 1 of 6

Question 2: Identify the following objects on the Coat Of Arms by labeling them correctly. (5) 1 4 2 5 3 https://www.khanacademy.org. Question 3: Fill in the paragraph below by choosing the correct answer. Use the word box to help you. (5) herders farmers pastoralist shaman grazing permanent herd different kaggen woman rocks crops grass big small The Khoikhoi were because they kept herds of animals like sheep, goats and cattle. Like the San they were . They did not have homes as summer changed to winter, they looked for the best for their livestock, we say that the Khoikhoi were https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/whp-origins/era-4-regional. Page 2 of 6

SECTION B: AFRICAN FARMERS QUESTION 1: Match the definitions in column B with the correct word in column A (5) Column A: Column B: Answer: 1. crops A. where a wife and her children lived in a 1. village. 2. domestic B. plants that farmers grow for food. 2. 3. homestead C. a group of households. 3. D. farming with crops 4. 4. household or animals. 5. agriculture E. meeting place 5. F. animals that are tame enough to be kept as pets. Question 2: Study the image below and answer the following questions: . https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/whp-origins/era-4-regional. 2.1. Explain why the African farmers settled and were not nomadic. (2) Page 3 of 6

2.2. Identify the TWO most important crops that they planted. (2) 1. 2. 2.3. Why did the African farmers need to move when the land was ‘overgrazed’? (1) 2.4. Identify 3 jobs that the woman were in charge of in a village. (3) 1. 2. 3. Question 3: Study the images below and answer the questions that follow. https://app.emaze.com/@AFICTQFI#5 3.1. Underline the statement which is most true about Iron tools. (4) 3.1.1. a) Farmers needed strong, sharp tools made of gold to chop down crops. b) Farmers needed strong, sharp tools to chop down crops. 3.1.2. a) African farmers melted iron ore. b) African farmers smelted iron ore. 3.1.3. a) A tool smith hammered tools into shape b) A metal smith hammered tools into shape. Page 4 of 6

3.1.4. a) Men collected ore found near the surface of the ground. b) Men collected ore found near the surface of the rock. Question 4: Study the Image below and answer the questions that follow: (3) 4.1.1. Identify the different sections of the cattle kraal by circling the following: 1. The Cattle track in RED 2. The individual households in BLUE 3. The cattle kraals in GREEN https://pixels.com/featured/south-africa-zulu-kraal-1857-british-library.html Question 5: Write a paragraph explaining what ‘the Lydenburg heads’ were used for. Use the writing frame below to help you. (5) WRITING FRAME (This will not be marked, but your final paragraph will) 5.1. Which ceremony were the Lydenburg heads used for? 5.2. Who was called to accept the boys as members into the community? 5.3. What were the heads used for in the ceremony? 5.4. What did they do with the heads after a ceremony and why? Page 5 of 6

5.2.1 Use the information above to now write a paragraph. (This will be marked) Page 6 of 6