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THE FIRST FARMERS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
INTRODUCTION
Introduction
In today's lesson we look back to how the first farmer in southern Africa lived, the role he played in the up keeping of the society he was a part of and the role the Khoikhoi played in the settling of the first farmer.
AFTER SETTLING IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
After settling in southern Africa
-They were Bantu-speakers
- They lived in the iron age
-They lived in chiefdom's
What the first farmers did when they settled
When they came they: chopped trees
-Built huts and walls for protection
-Stayed in an area for a long time so crops could grow but once land was overgrazed they would move.
Pictures
The first farmers meet the Khoikhoi and San.
Meeting the Khoikhoi
-The Khoikhoi accepted the farmers and shared the land.
-They bartered for things they needed in times of famine and drought.
-They brought iron tools and weapons as well as new farming methods from the farmers.
The Khoikhoi taught the first farmers to make medicine from plants and shared religious ideas.
ROLES OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
The roles they played
Men and boys: Hunted
- Looked after and tended to the animals
- Protecting the tribe members from wild animals
Women: Looked after crops and cleaned household.
- Took care of weeding in the fields.
- Collected water.
Children: Did not go to school, they learned their roles and skills from adults.
- In their teenage years, they went through initiation.
Glossary
Iron age: A period when weapons and tools came to be made of iron
Overgraze: To allow animals to graze to the point of damaging vegetational cover.
Barter: Exchanging items or services without using money.
Initiation: A ritual to be accepted into the community.
Glossary
CLASSWORK
1. Why was the time when the first African farmers lived called the iron age?
2. Who were the first farmers called?
3. Compare the Khoikhoi's attitude towards the environment with the first farmers.
4. Define the following words:
-Barter
-Overgraze