Khoikhoi

Question 1

How many years ago did the Khoikhoi arrive in the Western part of Southern Africa?

Answer 1

2000 years ago

Question 2

Historians believe that the Khoikhoi possibly came to Southern Africa via 3 routes, they are not sure. But it is clear that they came Southwards from Central Africa through what is now called?

Answer 2

Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe

Question 3

What does the word Khoikhoi mean?

Answer 3

men of men

Question 4

People who live as herders have to be …..

Answer 4

nomads

Question 5

Khoikhoi is mostly known as gatherers or herders?

Answer 5

Herders

Question 6

For how long would they stay at one place before moving to the next?

Answer 6

Only a few weeks at a time

Question 7

How did they build their huts?

Answer 7

Built of bent poles covered with reed mats. It could be taken down n a few minutes and carried by cattle to the next place.

Question 8

How did they make pots to make sure that it can easily be transported when they move from one place to another?

Answer 8

The pots had handles and they could be tied to the cattle

Question 9

The Khoikhoi ate their own cattle only when it died expect when….

Answer 9

on special occasions like weddings and funerals

Question 10

What happened on 30 November 1661, this was written in Jan van Riebeeck’s diary.

Answer 10

There were at lease 5 different groups among the Khoi people. They did not always get along. On this day the chief from Gorachoquas came to the fort (with six head of cattle as a present) to ask Jan van Riebeeck to protect them from the Cochoquas, The Cochoquas bothered the other group, looked through their things and stopped them from moving to the Hout Bay area.

Question 11

Explain why there was conflict between the San and Khoi people?

Answer 11

There was competition for food (game , such as zebra, entelope, wildebeest). ??????????????????