Gr 8 SS History | Term 2 Lesson 1 | The Mineral Revolution

A revolution refers to:

• A war

• A discovery

• A big change

• A technological discovery

What is the name of the first diamond found in South Africa which can be viewed in the Kimberly museum?

• The Eureka diamond

• The Rhodes diamond

• The Kimberley diamond

• The Cullinan diamond

What occurred in 1652?

• Jan van Riebeeck arrived in the Cape

• The French Huguenots arrived in the Cape

• The British took over the Cape

 

Who were the French Huguenots and why did they come to the Cape?

• The French Huguenots were Protestants who had many relatives in the Cape.

• The French Huguenots were Protestants who worked with England to establish a colony in the Cape.

• The French Huguenots were Protestants who fled France because they were persecuted for their religious convictions.

• The French Huguenots were Dutch people who could speak French

After the Great Trek, there were two Boer colonies. Identify the two colonies.

• The Zuid-Afrikaanse Republic

• The North-West Province

• The Orange Free state

• Limpopo

• The Cape Colony

Take a look at the map of South Africa. Use the knowledge you built up in the first lesson to choose which year this map stems from:

• 1860

• 1650

• 1750

• 1960

• 1700

What do we call the event where many farmers moved inland from the Cape Colony?

• The Battle of Blood River

• The 'Groot Trek'

• The Boer-relocation

• The Anglo Boere War

• The Boer Migration

TRUE or FALSE? In 1820 many British people came to stay in the Cape. Many of them had been involved in the wars against Napoleon and wanted to start a new life after the wars were over.

• TRUE

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE? Europeans were the very first people in South Africa. At first, there were no other people in the area.

• TRUE

• FALSE