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Flashcards on the San and Khoi Peoples

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who are the San people?

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2.

What did the San eat?

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3.

What tools did the San use?

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4.

What medicine did the San use?

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5.

Who were the Khoi Khoi?

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6.

How did the Khoi Khoi live?

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7.

What tools did the Khoi Khoi use?

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8.

What medicines did the Khoi Khoi use?

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9.

How were the San and Khoi different?

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10.

How were the San and Khoi similar?

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11.

Who were the first South African farmers?

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12.

What crops did they grow?

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13.

What animals did they keep?

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14.

How did they live?

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15.

What is the Coat of Arms?

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16.

What does the motto on the Coat of Arms mean?

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17.

What symbols are on the Coat of Arms?

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18.

What is the Linton Rock Art?

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19.

Where was the Linton Rock Art found?

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20.

Why is the Linton Rock Art important?

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21.

What does the artwork show?

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22.

Why is the Linton Rock Art valuable?

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23.

Why were the San people called hunter-gatherers?

a)

The women would hunt and the men would gather the plants to eat

b)

The men would hunt and the women would gather the plants to eat.

c)

They would hunt their cattle and gather them up to eat.

d)

The Khoi Khoi were called hunter gatherers, NOT the San people.

24.

What does the word nomadic mean?

a)

It means that no man was left behind

b)

It means that you move around looking for grazing land for your cattle.

c)

Nomadic means you move around because you do not have a permanent home.

d)

Nomadic means that you were mad men following the seasons.

25.

How did the San store their food? Choose 2 options

a)

Tortoise shells

b)

Grain stores

c)

Ostrich eggshells

d)

Cattle Kraals

26.

What weapons did the San people use? (Choose 2 options)

a)

Bow

b)

Poison Arrows

c)

Spears

d)

Knives

27.

What did the San use for paint?

a)

Animal Blood

b)

Charcoal

c)

Animal droppings

d)

All of the above

28.

What were the main images in San rock paintings

a)

Fruit and vegetables they gathered

b)

Hunting scenes

c)

Places they visited

d)

None of the above

29.

What is a Shaman?

a)

The Chief

b)

The Ancestors

c)

The wise woman

d)

The Spiritual healer

30.

True or False, KhoiKhoi means 'Boy of Boys'

a)

True

b)

False, it means "Men of Men'

31.

True or False, the KhoiKhoi made permanent settlements.

a)

False, they were nomadic like the San.

b)

True

32.

True or False, the KhoiKhoi settlements were smaller than the San;s settlements.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

True or False, the most important KhoiKhoi headman was known as the Shaman.

a)

True

b)

False, he was known as the chief.

34.
How long did the San have to do bridal service for?
a)
3 months
b)
3 years
c)
Until his wife had had 3 children
d)
3 days
35.
What is the name of the beetle larva used to poison their arrows?
a)
Poison arrow bettle
b)
Bug beetle
c)
Bushman poison arrow beetle larva
d)
Beetle Juice
36.
Which of these did the San NOT eat?
a)
Mongongo nuts
b)
Baobab fruit
c)
KFC
d)
Tsama melons
37.
The San had a queen who made all their important decisions.
a)
true
b)
false
38.
Nomadic means:
a)
To live in one place for ever
b)
To move from house to house every 10 years
c)
To never live very long in the same place
d)
To be homeless
39.
The San were nomadic
a)
true
b)
false
40.
What type of tools did the San use?
a)
Stone tools
b)
Iron tools
c)
Sand tools
d)
No tools
41.
How would the San know which plants/berries were safe to eat?
a)
by watching the birds and animals
b)
By the smell
c)
By the fruits colour
d)
By the seeds
42.
Why did the San sleep in caves, under the stars or in simple grass shelters?
a)
They were too poor to buy a house
b)
They were nomads so it was easier to move around
c)
They liked camping
d)
Their king told them too
43.
What were the San bows and arrows made from?
a)
Sharpened bone and hollowed reeds
b)
Sticks and iron
c)
Grass and bone
d)
Sharpened sticks and animal teeth
44.
What was the San women's responsibilities?
a)
Gather plants, nuts and berries
b)
Gather and cook the plants, nuts and berries that they collected.
c)
Hunt for meat
d)
Cook, clean and go to work
45.
Why did the San eat bugs?
a)
They were too poor to buy food
b)
They liked the crunchy shells
c)
The bugs are an excellent source of protien
d)
To keep the bugs away from their meat
46.
The San lived in groups called 
a)
bands
b)
families
c)
communities
d)
n!ore
47.
What is a n!ore ?
a)
The area or territory the San lived in 
b)
A San name for a tribe
c)
An extint animal the San used to hunt
d)
A San surname
48.
During annitiation how long did the boys generally leave the tribe for?
a)
a year
b)
a month
c)
a week
d)
a day
49.
At what age did San girls get inittiated?
a)
12 or 13
b)
16 
c)
18
d)
21
50.
Once a San person had been initiated they were considered old enough to do which of these things?
a)
Get married
b)
Drive a car
c)
Go hunting
d)
Gather plants and berries
51.
Which part of the animal did the San not use?
a)
They used everything
b)
The Skin
c)
The horns
d)
The teeth
52.
What do you think this tool was used for?
a)
Scraping
b)
Cutting
c)
Decorating
d)
To find water

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