PNPS Grade 5 History Quiz

The first African farmers settled in...

• cities

• friendly neighbourhoods

• flats

• villages

A village was typically made up of...

• barns and farms.

• flats and buildings.

• homesteads and households.

• hotels and gold estates.

Which pattern best describes the way in which traditional homesteads were set up?

• A central cattle pattern.

• A central sheep pattern.

• An off-central cattle pattern.

• A geometric pattern.

The _________ was the head of the village.

• wife

• chief

• headman

• children

The _________ was in charge of a group of households.

• children

• chief

• headman

• wife

Give one word for a group of households.

(a)  

What did cattle represent to the first farmers of South Africa?

(a)  

List the two main crops that the first farmers grew.

(a)  

How did farmers decide where their village should settle?

During the time of the first farmers, chiefs and headmen could have more than one wife. Do agree or disagree with this way of living? (Support your answer.)