03_Interaction with Khoisan Flashcards
(12 cards)
Who were the San hunter-gatherers respected by?
Leaders of early African farming communities
The San were considered the first owners of the land.
What special powers did the early African farmers believe the San possessed?
The power to make rain
This belief led to the San being asked to perform rain-making rituals.
How long did the San hunter-gatherers live alongside the early farming communities?
Hundreds of years
What role did some San people take on for the early farmers?
Herded cattle
What did early farmers use that was made by the San?
Stone tools
What type of rituals did farmers ask San shamans to perform?
Rain-making rituals
What happened as farming communities grew bigger?
They needed large areas of land for their cattle, leading to conflict with the San
What was a consequence of farmers moving into San hunting grounds?
Conflict between the farmers and the San
With whom did farmers sometimes intermarry?
Khoikhoi
Which languages contain clicks that originated from Khoikhoi languages?
isiZulu and isiXhosa
Fill in the blank: The early farmers used some of the _______ made by the San.
stone tools
True or False: The Khoisan people and early African farmers had no interaction.
False
