General Knowledge Flashcard

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What is Swahili?

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A Bantu language and ethnic group

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What does the term "Heritage" refer to?

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Values, traditions, and costumes passed down from ancestors

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What is the significance of Geez?

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A language used to write religious texts

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What was the Boer War?

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A war between the Dutch and the British

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What did the Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act do?

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Banned people of different races from getting married

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What was the purpose of the Bantu Homelands Citizenship Act?

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To assign black South Africans to homelands

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Who was the first black president of South Africa?

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Nelson Mandela

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What is Swahili culture a mix of?

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African and European influences

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What did the Freedom of Charter of 1955 outline? Segregation laws, Vision for no segregation and equal rights, Economic policies, Military strategies

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Vision for no segregation and equal rights

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What was the result of the Population Registration Act of 1955?

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Classification of South Africans into racial categories