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Grade 5 - Term 4: A Heritage trail through the provinces of South Africa
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Feb 01, 2012

Grade 5 - Term 4: A Heritage trail through the provinces of South Africa

 

Grade 8 - Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa
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Mar 20, 2015

Grade 8 - Term 2: The Mineral Revolution in South Africa

Britain, Diamond mining and increasing labour control and land expansion Before South Africa's vast mineral wealth wa...

Rock Art
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Mar 22, 2011

Rock Art

Most researchers who study rock art tend to focus on technical aspects, such as the material and techniques used. Their ...

Grade 6 - Term 2: Explorers from Europe find southern Africa
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May 27, 2011

Grade 6 - Term 2: Explorers from Europe find southern Africa

Great Zimbabwe  When Mapungubwe was abandoned, it was to the benefit of Great Zimbabwe. The cultural, political ...

History Grade 11 - Topic 4 Contextual Overview
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Sep 22, 2021

History Grade 11 - Topic 4 Contextual Overview

Figure 1.1. With his call to put “America First”, Donald Trump is the latest recruit to a dangerous nationalism. Flagran...

History Grade 11 - Topic 1 Contextual Overview
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Mar 03, 2021

History Grade 11 - Topic 1 Contextual Overview

What is Communism? Communism is a social, economic, and political ideology whose aim is to establish a communist soci...

History Grade 11 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
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Jul 01, 2021

History Grade 11 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview

Introduction In the previous section, we have learnt about the origins of capitalism, however, we paid cursory attent...

Grade 11 - Apartheid South Africa 1940s to 1960s
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Nov 14, 2017

Grade 11 - Apartheid South Africa 1940s to 1960s

The global pervasiveness of racism and segregation in the 1920s and 1930s During the 1920s and 1930s, there were disc...

History Grade 11 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
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May 11, 2021

History Grade 11 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview

A cartoon illustrating the process of getting to the idealised “American Dream" Image Source Introduction Like com...

History Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview
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Dec 02, 2020

History Grade 10 - Topic 6 Contextual Overview

 A. The Mineral Revolution ↵ In this section we will briefly discuss the discovery of gold in the Witwater...

History Grade 10 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview
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May 26, 2020

History Grade 10 - Topic 3 Contextual Overview

While colonialism and slavery flourished in the 18th century, the foundations of modern democracy were also being establ...

History Grade 10 - Topic 1 Contextual Overview
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Jul 03, 2020

History Grade 10 - Topic 1 Contextual Overview

At this stage, it was not at all clear that Europe would come to dominate the world. The intention is to provide a compa...

Grade 10 - Topic 4: Transformations in southern Africa after 1750
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Nov 24, 2011

Grade 10 - Topic 4: Transformations in southern Africa after 1750

Southern Africa experienced transformation in the 18th and 19th centuries. This was the period that became known as the ...

History Grade 10 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview
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Sep 15, 2020

History Grade 10 - Topic 2 Contextual Overview

This topic follows on from the previous one. Having looked at a period when it was not clear that Europe would dominate ...

History Grade 10 - Topic 1 European Societies
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Jul 06, 2020

History Grade 10 - Topic 1 European Societies

Important events and systems in European Societies during the 1600’s Robb Schultz, “Europe leading into the 17th ce...