Social Sciences History about Farmers

The first farmers moved in to Southern Africa about

• 20 years ago

• 150 years ago

• 2000 years ago

• 20 000 years ago

The First African Farmers moved there from ...

• Jamaica

• West Africa

• North America

• Congo

The languages spoken in central and southern Africa today are very similar - they are called

• African Diverse Languages

• Bantu languages

• African languages

• Verbal language

These Bantu speaking farmers first settled along the...

• North of South Africa

• Gqeberha

• East coast of South Africa

• Nigeria

These early African farmers built

• Palaces

• Roads

• Parliament

• Houses and villages

These farmers kept

• Dogs

• Fish

• Small herds of sheep, goat and cattle

• Money

Were cattle important to them?

• Yes

• Sometimes

• Rarely

• Never

Why did the farmers move south?

• For better weather

• To be close to the shops

• Conflict with other groups such as the San.

• They didn't

Weapons and tools were made from

• Silver

• Iron

• Silver

• Gold

Chopping down trees and tall grasses and burnt them to use as fertilizer for their crops is part of a process called

• Tyre and burn

• Deforestation

• “slash and burn”

• Cleaning