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GRADE 10
NOVEMBER 2017
HISTORY
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2 HISTORY (EC/NOVEMBER 2017)
INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION
1. This question paper consists of SECTION A and SECTION B based on
prescribed content framework of the CAPS document.
SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTIONS
QUESTION 1: TRANSFORMATION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA AFTER 1750
QUESTION 2: COLONIAL EXPANSION AFTER 1750
QUESTION 3: SOUTH AFRICAN WAR AND UNION
SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
QUESTION 4: TRANSFORMATION IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICA AFTER 1750
THE EMERGENCE OF THE SOTHO KINGDOM UNDER KING
MOSHOESHOE
QUESTION 5: COLONIAL EXPANSION AFTER 1750
CO-OPERATION AND CONFLICT IN THE HIGHVELD
QUESTION 6: SOUTH AFRICAN WAR AND THE UNION
THE NATIVE LAND ACT OF 1913
2. SECTION A consists of THREE source-based questions. Source materials that
are required to answer these questions will be found in the ADDENDUM.
3. SECTION B consists of THREE essay questions.
4. Answer three questions as follows:
4.1 At least ONE source-based question must be answered and at least
ONE essay must be answered.
4.2 The THIRD question can be either a source-based question or an essay.
5. When answering questions, candidates should apply their knowledge, skills and
insight.
6. A mere rewriting of the sources as answers will disadvantage candidates.
7. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in this
question paper.
8. Write neatly and legibly.
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(EC/NOVEMBER 2017) HISTORY 3
SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED QUESTION
Answer at least ONE question, but not more than TWO questions, in this section.
Source material to be used these questions is contained in the ADDENDUM.
QUESTION 1: HOW WAS SHAKA PERCEIVED IN THE BUILDING OF THE ZULU
NATION?
Study Sources 1A, 1B, 1C and 1D and answer the questions that follow.
1.1 Refer to Source 1A.
1.1.1 Who, according to the source, were the TWO authors that wrote
negative things about Shaka? (2 x 1) (2)
1.1.2 Use the information in the source and your own knowledge to explain
why they wrote negative things about Shaka in their books. (2 x 2) (4)
1.1.3 Quote TWO negative words that were used in their books to describe
Shaka. (2 x 1) (2)
1.2 Consult Source 1B.
1.2.1 Name THREE positive words in the source that are used to describe
Shaka as a leader. (3 x 1) (3)
1.2.2 Explain the term despotic. (1 x 2) (2)
1.2.3 Explain how useful this source will be to a historian investigating
Shaka’s reign. (2 x 2) (4)
1.2.4 What, according to the source, were the reasons for the fall of Shaka?
(3 x 1) (3)
1.3 Use Source 1C.
1.3.1 Quote evidence from the source that indicates that this was a popular
series. (1 x 2) (2)
1.3.2 What, according to the source, was the purpose of the series? (1 x 2) (2)
1.3.3 Why, according to the source, was the series criticised? (1 x 2) (2)
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1.4 Study Source 1D.
1.4.1 Identify TWO traditional weapons in the photo. (2 x 1) (2)
1.4.2 Use your own knowledge to explain the military tactics Shaka used to
destroy his enemies. (2 x 2) (4)
1.4.3 What message is the photograph portraying about Shaka? (2 x 2) (4)
1.4.4 Use your own knowledge to explain why Shaka decided to use short
spear in battles. (2 x 2) (4)
1.4.5 Use your own knowledge to explain why warriors used the long shield
during war. (2 x 2) (4)
1.5 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write a
paragraph of about six lines (60 words) explaining how Shaka was perceived in
building of the Zulu kingdom. (6)
[50]
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(EC/NOVEMBER 2017) HISTORY 5
QUESTION 2: HOW DID BRITISH CONTROL CHANGE THE POLITICAL,
ECONOMICAL AND SOCIAL LANDSCAPE OF THE CAPE?
Study Sources 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D and answer the questions that follow.
2.1 Consult Source 2A.
2.1.1 Define the historical concept slave. (1 x 2) (2)
2.1.2 How, according to the source, were slaves treated? (1 x 2) (2)
2.1.3 Use the source and your own knowledge to explain why the British
emancipated the slaves at the Cape. (1 x 2) (2)
2.1.4 Which law, according to the source, ended slavery? (1 x 2) (2)
2.1.5 Using the source and your own knowledge, explain the effects that the
abolition of slavery had on:
(a) Slaves (1 x 2) (2)
(b) Slave owners (1 x 2) (2)
2.2 Refer to Source 2B.
2.2.1 Quote TWO words that were used by slaves to address their superiors.
(2 x 1) (2)
2.2.2 What, according to the source, was the reaction of Katie Jacob’s master
to the liberation of slaves? (1 x 2) (2)
2.2.3 Using the source and your own knowledge, explain why slaves reacted
differently to the news of emancipation. (2 x 2) (4)
2.2.4 Use your own knowledge to explain whether the reaction of Katie’s
future husband can be justified? Substantiate your answer. (2 x 2) (4)
2.3 Study Source 2C.
2.3.1 Define the term annexation in your own words. (1 x 2) (2)
2.3.2 Using the source and your own knowledge, describe the attitude
colonialists had towards the Xhosa. (1 x 2) (2)
2.3.3 Use your own knowledge to explain why it was possible for the colonists
to annex the Xhosa’s land. (1 x 2) (2)
2.3.4 Extract the reasons from the source as to why the British annexed the
Xhosa’s land. (1 x 2) (2)
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2.4 Refer to Source 2D.
2.4.1 Who, according to the source, was Sarhili? (1 x 1) (1)
2.4.2 Use your own knowledge to explain why Sarhili implemented the
prophecy. (1 x 2) (2)
2.4.3 Use your own knowledge to explain what lies Sarhili is referring to.(1 x 2) (2)
2.4.4 What, according to the source, did Sarhili lose because of listening to
these lies? (3 x 1) (3)
2.4.5 Name the girl that made the prophecy about the killing of the cattle.(1 x 2) (2)
2.4.6 Use your knowledge to explain the devastating effects that the cattle
killing had on the Xhosas. (1 x 2) (2)
2.5 Using the information in the relevant sources and your own knowledge, write a
paragraph of about SIX lines (about 60 words) explaining how the British control
changed the political, economic and social landscape of the Cape. (6)
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QUESTION 3: HOW DID THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR NOT ONLY AFFECT THE
AFRIKANERS, BUT ALSO BLACK SOUTH AFRICANS?
Study Sources 3A, 3B, 3C and 3D and answer the questions that follow.
3.1 Consult Source 3A.
3.1.1 Quote the disastrous consequences from the source that the war had on
Black families. (3 x 1) (3)
3.1.2 Using the source and your own knowledge, explain the hardship Blacks
had to endure in the concentration camps. (2 x 2) (4)
3.1.3 Identify the THREE type of Black farmers that were taken from Boer
farms to the concentration camps. (3 x 1) (3)
3.1.4 Use the source and your own knowledge to explain why most Black men
preferred to work in the British army. (2 x 2) (4)
3.2 Refer to Source 3B.
3.2.1 Extract evidence from the source that shows that there were separate
camps created during the war. (1 x 2) (2)
3.2.2 How many black people, according to the source, died in the
concentration camps? (1 x 1) (1)
3.2.3 Explain the usefulness of this source to a historian studying the
treatment of Blacks in the concentration camps. (1 x 2) (2)
3.3 Study Source 3C.
3.3.1 Define the following historical terms:
(a) Guerrilla tactics (1 x 2) (2)
(b) Commandos (1 x 2) (2)
3.3.2 How, according to the source, did Lord Roberts punish civilians? (3 x 1) (3)
3.3.3 Use your knowledge and name the policy that were used by the British
to burn down the Boer farms. (1 x 2) (2)
3.3.4 Use your own knowledge to explain why the British decided to destroy
the Boers’ property. (2 x 2) (4)
3.3.5 Use your own knowledge to explain the effects that the burning of farms
had on the Boers. (2 x 2) (4)
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3.4 Read Source 3D.
3.4.1 Extract evidence from the written source that show women and children
were also sent to concentration camps as punishment. (1 x 2) (2)
3.4.2 How, according to the source, was Sarah able to escape the British
forces? (1 x 2) (2)
3.4.3 Use the source and your own knowledge to explain the role that women
played during the war. (1 x 2) (2)
3.4.4 Explain how the written source compliment (support) the visual source
regarding the involvement of the women during the South African war.
(1 x 2) (2)
3.5 Using the information in the relevant sources and own knowledge, write a
paragraph of about six lines (about 60 words) explaining how the South African
War not only affected the Afrikaners, but also Black South Africans. (6)
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SECTION B: ESSAY QUESTIONS
Answer at least ONE question, but not more than TWO questions from this section.
QUESTION 4: TRANSFORMATION IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICA AFTER 1750:
THE EMERGENCE OF THE SOTHO KINGDOM UNDER KING
MOSHOESHOE
‘In building the Sotho kingdom, Moshoeshoe was a diplomat.’
Do you are agree with the statement? Substantiate your answer with relevant
examples. [50]
QUESTION 5: COLONIAL EXPANSION AFTER 1750 – CO-OPERATION AND
CONFLICT IN THE HIGHVELD
How did the Colonial Expansion after 1750 led to cooperation and conflict in the
Highveld?
Critically discuss the conflict between the British, Boers and Basotho’s and the
attempts made by the British to resolve it. [50]
QUESTION 6: SOUTH AFRICAN WAR AND THE UNION – THE NATIVE LAND
ACT OF 1913
‘The Land Act of 1913 was the final nail in the coffin for Black South Africans in the
20th century and a step to Apartheid.’
Discuss this statement with reference to the social and economic impact of the Land
Act and how it laid the foundation for the system of apartheid. [50]
TOTAL: 150
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