END OF TERM TEST

TERM: 1
STAGE: 7
SUBJECT: HISTORY
TEACHER: L. ESTERHUIZEN
YEAR: 2019
MARKS: 30

LEARNER’S NAME:

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1. By the mid-16th century, the kingdom of Mali’s power declined and the empire broke up.
Therefore which kingdom took over afterwards?
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2. Explain the culture of the African people before the arrival of the Europeans. Your
explanation should be based on the following facts: marriage, trade, education and
religious beliefs.
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3. Discuss the role of Griots in this West African communities?
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4. Slavery have existed for many centuries in Africa, slave trade was common in many African
communities before slaves were traded across the Atlantic Ocean. We know about slavery
from about 900 AD in West African societies.
I. After reading the above code, with your prior knowledge explain who became slaves in
West African communities?
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5. Who bought the slaves from West Africa before Europeans and why?
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6. Answer the following questions by writing true or false. Correct all the answers that are
false.
I. Joseph Cinque was born in West Africa in a country called
Gabon.______________________________________________________________
II. African Slaves who died on their way to the Americas were dumped in the Indian
Ocean.______________________________________________________________.
III. The city of Timbuktu was in Ghana_______________________________________.
IV. The trade between Africa, South America and North America was called the
rectangular trade.____________________________________________________.
 V. Arab traders bought slaves from African traders in exchange for salt, horses,
weapons and cloth. _________________________________________________.
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7. Explain 3 ways in which slaves’ resisted slavery in the Americas.
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8. How did Harried Tubman contribute to the abolishment of slavery in America?
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9. How was slavery in America different from the slavery in Africa?
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10. what is the meaning of the following terms:
I. A plantation
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II. An arsenal
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