Trade-Africa & Asia

Question 1

Define “history “

Answer 1

The study of past events, particularly in human affairs.

Question 2

What does AD stand for?

Answer 2

Anno Domini (after death)

Question 3

What does BC stand for?

Answer 3

Before Christ
(BCE)
Before common error

Question 4

Why did the farmers in the Limpopo Valley mostly keep cattle?

Answer 4

Climatic conditions (fertile soil)

Question 5

What three crops did the farmers in the Limpopo Valley manage to grow?

Answer 5

Millet, sorghum and cotton.

Question 6

What is a settlement?

Answer 6

Places where many people live close to each other.

Question 7

What does the word trade mean?

Answer 7

The action of buying and selling goods and services. (Exchange)

Question 8

Did Swahili traders come down on the East or West Coast of Africa?

Answer 8

East

Question 9

Do we live in the year 2019 AD or BC?

Answer 9

AD

Question 10

True or false, people paid money to learn new facts about other societies.

Answer 10

False.

Question 11

How did people living in the Limpopo Valley learn about people living in other places?

Answer 11

They learnt about other people through trade.

Question 12

What did the traders teach each other about?

Answer 12

Culture, custom and crafts

Question 13

What is another name for a midden?

Answer 13

Rubbish dump.

Question 14

What sort of information would an archaeologist learn from a midden?

Answer 14

• what tools they used.
• how they lived.
• where people lived.
• what people looked like (bones).
• Who they traded with.
• what they ate.

Question 15

What does an archaeologist do?

Answer 15

Studies people and cultures from the past.

Question 16

What did the people who lived in the Limpopo Valley exchange for new goods, like glass beads?

Answer 16

• Animal skin
• rhino horns
• Ivory
• gold

Question 17

How did the Zhizo people become very rich and powerful?

Answer 17

They controlled the trade.

Question 18

What possible reasons could there be for people deciding to settle near to the leaders in a position of power?

Answer 18

• Security
• protection
• food
• jobs
• trade

Question 19

What did the Persians see when they arrived?

Answer 19

• wild elephants
• the gold the land produced
• people wearing animal skins

Question 20

How did the Arab traders travel from India to the east coast of Africa?

Answer 20

The Arab traders sailed to Africa using the strong monsoon wind.

Question 21

From which months did the monsoon bring them from Asia to Africa?

Answer 21

January to June.

Question 22

From which months did the monsoon take them from Africa to Asia?

Answer 22

July to December

Question 23

Which goods did the Arabs trade?

Answer 23

Glassware, oxen and wine

Question 24

Which goods did the Africans trade?

Answer 24

Ivory, rhino horns, gold and animal hides.

Question 25

What did people use each of the goods that were traded for?

Answer 25

Ivory what is used to make carrying hairs for Kings as well as for handles (for daggers and swords) Chiefs wore animal hides.

Question 26

Why are many East African people today Muslims?

Answer 26

Arab traders came to the east coast of Africa where they traded with the Africans, lived in the villages and married African women.This introduced and spread there religion (Isam) to their children. Therefore many East African people are descendants of the Arabs.

Question 27

What was the name of the kingdom that developed as the first state in Southern Africa?

Answer 27

Mapungubwe

Question 28

Who was the kingdom of Mapungubwe named after?

Answer 28

The King, known as the mambo

Question 29

What caused the tension between the king and his people in the kingdom of Mapungubwe?

Answer 29

Drought in 1220 AD

Question 30

What are three ways that King responded to the tension within his kingdom of Mapungubwe

Answer 30

– He showed his power by moving to the top of the hill, this reminded the people he had control over the rain, and could control floods and drought. – Built a wall around his Palace. – Made it difficult to get to the top of the heel, only three ladders to the top.

Question 31

What is it easy to build the hill that the king of Mapungubwe lived on, Why?

Answer 31

No, as it was not level tons of sand had to be carried to the top of the heel to make it to level (followers carried). It was also difficult to get to the top of the hill.

Question 32

Who lived on Mapungubwe hill with the king?

Answer 32

– Wives – Healers – Advisers – senior sisters diviner, guards

Question 33

Why did the people living in Mapungubwe hill respect and listen to the King?

Answer 33

– He controlled the weather | – Special relationship with the ancestors and to gods (sacred right to rule)

Question 34

Why would the royal family buried with golden objects?

Answer 34

Gold objects symbolised power.

Question 35

How did the organised state work map on Google where and what was the system called

Answer 35

Tribute system – farmers paid tribute to local chief who in turn paid tribute to the King (like tax). In exchange the king looked after them in times of drought or war.

Question 36

How was copper made?

Answer 36

Rock containing the metal was heated at very high temperatures so the metal would separate from the rock. The metal was then heated again and beaten into shape.

Question 37

What was Iron used to make?

Answer 37

– Arrowheads –Adzes -Chisels – Axes

Question 38

What is an adzes?

Answer 38

It is a tool for smoothing and carving wood.

Question 39

Where did the gold come from that the Mapungubwe people were trading?

Answer 39

Zimbabwe

Question 40

What were the beads used to buy?

Answer 40

Cattle

Question 41

How did cattle make a man wealthy?

Answer 41

Cattle could be exchanged for wives– Wives give children – children could look after cattle and work crops. The crops and cattle could be used for further trading making him wealthy.

Question 42

What is a world Heritage site?

Answer 42

It is a place of importance to all the people of the world

Question 43

What does the Order of Mapungubwe Award recognise?

Answer 43

South Africans who have served the country well.