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What is a homestead

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It is a place where a family lives

It can be big with more than 1 family or it can be small with a single family

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Where does the head/chief of a homestead live

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In the Great hut and his wives lives in huts close to the great hut

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What does a homestead include

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Cattle Kraal
Huts
Grain and food stores
Grain and food pits
Kitchen
Meeting area
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What is a village

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It is a group of homesteads

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What resources does villages have

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Wood
Water
Good Soil
Stones
Iron
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What are the main crops

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Sorghum

Millet

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Name other crops

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Melons
Pumpkins
Sweet potatoes
Spinach

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What was the role of the woman can girls

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They planted, weeded and harvested

They stored harvested crops in their huts

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What is a hoe

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It is a tool used to dig out weeds

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Where are the underground pits

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Need the great hut

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What is grain used for

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For visitors and special celebrations

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What did they use to grind the grain into flour

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Grinding stones

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What did they do to grain stores when they need grain

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They made a hole in the side of the grain store

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Why did they keep the grain stores closed

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To keep insects and rats out

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What did they close the grain stores hole with

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Cow dung and mud

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How many grain stores did each hut have

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One

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What is livestock

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Animals like goats, cattle and sheep

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Where did the cattle stay

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in the cattle kraal

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why did the cattle stay in the cattle kraal

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To keep them safe from wild animals

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What animals were the most important

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cattle

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What did the boys and men do during the day

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They took the animals to the grazing lands

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What was the roles of woman and girls

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Made beer
Work in the fields
Plaster the walls and floors of the huts
Made pottery
Weaved baskets
Cook
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Who did the girls learn from

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From the older woman

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What did the woman have to do for the girls

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They had to prepare them for initiation ceremonies and marriage

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What was the roles of men and boys
``` They killed animals for food (Hunted) Skinned animals Made leather shoes and clothes Made weapons Made huts and stone walls Thatched the roofs Looked after the animals (Herding) ```
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Why are cattle important
It is a sign of wealth. Owning cattle was like having money They are important for food and clothes They were needed for lobola
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What is lobola
It is the payment in cattle to the bride's family
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Who had the most power and cattle
The chief
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Why did the chief have many cattle
Because many cattle meant many wives and many wives meant many children and many children meant more people to work on the land to make the man richer
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What did rich farmers sometimes do
They lent cattle to poor men. The poor men used the cattle for milk and kept some of the calves. In this way poor families could build up their own herd
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What is copper and iron
It is metals
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Where can you find copper and iron
In certain rocks
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What is copper and iron used for
To make tools or weapons
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What can copper also be used for
For wire, beads and jewellery
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Why is copper important
It is important for trade
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What are iron axes used for
To cut trees
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What are hoes used for
To dig soil and plant seeds
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What are iron weapons used for
To hunt animals
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What are weapons used for
For war.
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Who worked with iron
The men. The woman were not allowed in the iron working area
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How long can it take to make 1 hoe or spear with iron
10 days. It is a long and difficult process
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How did they make weapons
1. Women collect rocks with iron 2. Iron workers burn the iron and charcoal it in a furnace 3. They used bellows to blow air in the furnace to make the fire hotter 4. Heat makes the iron melt out of the rock. The workers collect the small pieces of iron and the bottom of the furnace 5. They beat the lumps of iron into shape of a tool of weapon
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What does forging mean
Iron is heated up repeatedly to make it softer and purer
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What does smelting mean
To heat rocks to make iron melt out of the rock
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Who make pottery
The woman
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Where did the woman get the clay for the pottery
from the ground
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What did they do with the pots after they made it.
They baked it in the fire to make them stronger
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What was pottery used for
To carry water To cook food To store grain To drink and eat out of
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What were thick pots used for
For cooking
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What were other pots used for
Pouring liquids
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Did the Tswana women and the Nguni women make the same style of pots
No they made different styles of pots
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What is the Lydenburg heads
Its a collection of pottery objects found near Lydenburg
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What were Lydenburg heads used for
It was part of an initiation ceremony and after the ceremony the head were smashed and buried under ground. It was bad luck to keep this kind of pottery after the ceremony was over.
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How old are the Lydenburg heads
About 1500 years old
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What does tea of the African wormwood plant help with
Treats coughs and colds
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What does the Cancer bush help with
``` Digestion problems Cancer Loss of appetite Liver problems Heart problems ```
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What does the Buchu Plant help with
Stomach ache - chew fresh leaves Bladder problems - make tea Aching bones and back pains - take a hot bath with leaves
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What is a herbalist
A person who makes medicines from plants
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What are South African herbalists called
Nyangas
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How can plants heal people
Parts of plants are put on cuts and wounds Plants boiled in water for tea Plants dried and made into powder. Breath powder up the nose Plants were burnt. People healed by breathing in smoke
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What are people in South Africa who heal sick people with spiritual powers called
Sangomas
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What do herbalists do to help sangomas
They help them to use the right medicine to treat illnesses
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What is a furnace
A special oven or fire place
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Who are farmers
People who grow crops and keep animals
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What is a clan
A group of people with common male ancestors led by a chief
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What does smithing mean
To make things from metal
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What does barter mean
A way of trading that does not use money
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What is a tribute
Giving leaders food or other gifts as a kind of tax
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What is thatching
Using grass to make a roof
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What are crops
Plants that people grow in fields for food and other uses
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What is a Chiefdom
A group of clans
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What is the Khoisan
A mixed group of San and Khoikhoi people
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What are bellows
Bags made from cattle skin
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What are initiation ceremonies
Events to celebrate children becoming adults
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What is iron ore
Rock that contains iron
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What is charcoal
Burnt wood that is very hot
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Who is the chief
The leader of a homestead

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