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Nov 14, 2011

The Atlantic slave trade

Causes and results of slavery A main cause of the trade was the colonies that European countries were starting to devel...

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Nov 11, 2011

The French Revolution

On 14 July 1789 hundreds of French city workers stormed the Bastille fortress in Paris. This marked the beginning of the...

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Nov 10, 2011

Africa by 1500

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Americas by the 1500s
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Nov 10, 2011

Americas by the 1500s

European ‘Discovery’ of the Americas Where and what is America? 'America' has more than one meanin...

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The Ottoman Empire
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Nov 10, 2011

The Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire was one of the most powerful states in the world during the 15th and 16th centuri...

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Nov 10, 2011

European Societies in the Middle Ages

The Middle Ages in Europe, a feudal society Glossary Feudal Society: The stage of society that preceded capitalism, d...

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Nov 10, 2011

Peace Treaty of Vereeniging - original document

Click here for the Peace Treaty of Vereeniging transcript.

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Nov 09, 2011

Grade 10 Archive

This archive features classroom material that is no longer required in the curriculum. The Slave Trade: One of the mos...

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Nov 09, 2011

The commemoration of Sharpeville: An extract from a paper by Ali Hlongwane

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Nov 09, 2011

The Sharpeville Massacre - A watershed in South Africa by Reverend Ambrose Reeves

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Nov 09, 2011

The Sharpeville Massacre: Its historic significance in the struggle against apartheid

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Nov 09, 2011

The nineteen days by an anonymous Cape Town correspondent 1960

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Popular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960
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Nov 09, 2011

Popular struggles in the early years of Apartheid, 1948-1960

Historians recognise the significance of popular struggles over the past 100 years. But debates among historians about t...

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Africa, Portugal
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Nov 09, 2011

Africa, Portugal

Portuguese trading stations in West Africa and the slave trade Portuguese expansion into Africa began with the desire...

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Nov 09, 2011

America, Spanish conquest

All the content in this America section was developed from 2003 lessons, namely;  – America in the 1500s ...

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