Grade 5 History Memo November 2022

1 TOM NEWBY SCHOOL TERM 4 FORMAL ASSESSMENT MEMO Subject History Examiner Miss. v Coppenhagen Date November 2022 Total 30 marks marks Grade 5 Duration 1 hour Moderator Mrs. Steyn QUESTIONS ANSWERS MARK LEVEL SECTION A [10] QUESTION [5] 1 1.1 Collected taxes and measuring the land 1 2 1.2 Farmers worked hard to provide food and 1 2 other products to the people of Egypt 1.3 Craftsmen made jewellery, statues, paintings, 1 2 masks. They painted the houses of the rich, made their furniture and did the interior decorations. 1.4 The Pharaoh had all power in Egypt. 1 2 1.5 It is thought that slaves built the ancient 1 2 pyramids of Giza. QUESTION [5] 2 As a result of the flooding, thick black mud 5 4 would coat the land on either side of the river. The thick black mud was very rich in nutrients and made the land very fertile and ideal for growing crops. Farmers dug water channels to carry water to their plots during long dry months. They also kept animals such as wild goats, cattle, and sheep for their meat. The majority of ancient Egyptians lived along the banks of the Nile. They used the water to water their crops, to drink and to wash. They used nets and

2 spears to catch fish from the Nile River. They used the mud from the river to make pottery. The farmers would harvest the crops and trade it to other countries. SECTION B [20] QUESTION [6] 3 3.1 Limpopo 1 3 3.2 Mapungubwe 1 2 3.3 The black rhino does not live with other 2 5 rhino’s they move around on its own, just like the king did not live with his own wife, they lived in separate areas. 3.4 Golden Rhino must have been a symbol of 2 4 leadership and power during those times. QUESTION [4] 4 4.1 Mrs Ples 1 3 4.2 Gauteng 1 3 4.3 ‘Little Foot’ was discovered here too. They 2 5 found 4 tiny foot bones. It is believed that it was of a child who died when he fell down a hole into the caves while running from a predator. QUESTION [5] 5 5.1 She was one of the leaders during the 4 4 Women’s march in 1956. She stood up for the rights of workers. She acted on what she believed in and never gave up. 5.2 Northern Cape 1 3 QUESTION [5] 6 6.1 ◦ Tangible heritage 2 3 Things we can see and touch. Example: a place, ornaments, buildings. ◦ Intangible heritage

3 Things we cannot see and touch. Family heritage, religion, music, dance. 6.2 United Nations Organisation 1 3 6.3 1. The Cape Floral Kingdom 2 3 2. The uKhahlamba Drakensburg Park 3. The Greater St Lucia Wetlands National Park TOTAL [30]