Grade 6 History Controlled Test - Section A: Knowledge

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• True

• False

Match the following terms with their correct descriptions:

• Mapungubwe was rediscovered.

• 2003

• Mapungubwe was declared a World Heritage Site.

• Mapungubwe

• The river which flows directly into the Indian Ocean.

• K2

• The first known city in Southern Africa to make glass beads.

• Limpopo

• A symbol for someone who has had a global impact.

• Exports

Match the following historical figures to their correct descriptions:

• H

• Never received a degree but became a professor at the University of Pisa.

• B

• A philosopher who believed that heaven was perfect.

• C

• A successful Portuguese sailor who did not reach the southern tip of Africa.

• F

• Owned a workshop in Florence.

• G

• He created the heliocentric theory but could not prove it.

Anyone travelling along the ____ Road to India & China was taxed.

• Silk

• Spice

• Salt

• Tea

Complete the following question by writing the correct word(s) in the answer column. The supply ship of Bartolomeu Dias anchored in ____

• Mossel Bay

• Cape Town

• Durban

• Port Elizabeth

Complete the following question by writing the correct word(s) in the answer column. Leonardo da Vinci is well known for his famous painting of the _____?

• Mona Lisa

• Starry Night

• The Scream

• The Persistence of Memory

Complete the following question by writing the correct word(s) in the answer column. Galileo had two options: ____ his work or be charged with heresy.

• Recant

• Publish

• Ignore

• Celebrate

Complete the following question by writing the correct word(s) in the answer column. Leonardo da Vinci was born out of ____.

• Wedlock

• Florence

• Marriage

• Italy

The Order of Mapungubwe is only given to people who excel in the academic field.

• True

• False

The Order of Mapungubwe was handed out by:

• The President of South Africa

• The Minister of Arts and Culture

• The Chief Justice

• The Speaker of Parliament