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History Revision Term 3/4 The San

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History revision for Term 3/4 on The San

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1
What is a hunter-gatherer?
none of the above
someone who hunts animals for meat and gathers plants
someone who hunts for plants
someone who hunts for meat
2
What was the point of using hand signals and soft bird calls when they were hunting?
they didn't use hand signals or bird calls when hunting
so that they did not frighten the animals off
to call their hunting dogs
3
Did they have a written language?
No
We don't know
Yes
4
How were traditions and culture passed down?
through dance
through books
through art
through storytelling, art, song and dance
5
What did the San hunt with?
bows and arrows
their hands
all of the above
guns
6
Why did they dance?
all of the above
to celebrate or bring rain
to communicate with their god
to copy the movements of animals
7
The San are...
the oldest inhabitants of Southern Africa
the oldest inhabitants of Northern Africa
extinct
the newest inhabitants of Southern Africa
8
Why was storytelling important?
both 1 and 3
to pass history down from one generation to the next
it wasn't important
to entertain
9
What does nomadic mean?
they lived underground
they moved around from place to place
they built settlements
they never moved
10
The San would share their meat with the whole group. True or False?
False
True
11
What was rock art about?
it was about people
it was about animals
both 1 and 2
it wasn't about anything in particular
12
What does their rock art tell us about?
it tells us about their everyday life
it tells us about their hunting
all of the above
it tells us about their religion
13
How did they hunt animals?
by whistling for them
by tracking them
with hunting dogs
14
Why would they move around?
in search of water
they didn't move around
in search of food
in search of food and water