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History Grade 10 - Topic 4 Essay Questions and Answers

… Shaka Zulu Legacy Essay questions on Shaka Zulu’s legacy will be asked as 8-mark questions where students have to use sources to answer the question. The following … TIP: See our technical skills pack on answering source-based paragraphs. Andries Botha’s statue of portraying Shaka Zulu. It was removed from King Shaka International Airport in 2010. Image Source The above statue portraying Shaka Zulu was …

King Cetshwayo

… father’s (Mpande) kraal of Mlambongwenya, near Eshowe. He was born in 1826, a very troubled period in the history of the Zulu kingdom. At time of his birth, Shaka Zulu was wielding a very powerful command of the Zulu nation. Cetshwayo’s father, Mpande , was Shaka Zulu’s half brother. Shaka Zulu was in conflict with Shoshangane, a …

Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP)

… Party (IFP) is a South African political organization, established by Chief Gatsha Buthelezi, which encouraged a resurgent Zulu nationalism and created a platform for Buthelezi to advance his political ambitions. Buthelezi used the name Inkhata which was rooted in a previous Zulu cultural movement called Inkatha Yenkululeko Yesizwe (Inkatha Freedom Nation) which was formed in 1928 by King Solomon Dinizulu. In 1975, Chief Gatsha Buthelezi formally launched the Inkatha Cultural Liberation Movement to fan Zulu nationalism and pledge allegiance to him. This movement was later constituted as the non racial political party, IFP. …

King Dingane ka Senzangakhona

… with the assistance of his half-brother Mhlangana and servant Mbopha, assassinated his brother and the then Chief of the Zulu – Shaka Zulu . Shaka, the son of Chief Senzangakhona’s third wife, had seized the Zulu chieftainship in 1816, and had thereafter extended the Zulu kingdom. Soon after the murder of Shaka, Dingane had his …

The Battle - Andries Pretorius and his men advance

… the Voortrekkers in Natal. He immediately re-organised the Voortrekkers and started to prepare a retaliatory attack on the Zulu. On Sunday, 9th December, Pretorius and his followers made a vow to God that in the case of victory; they would build a … they reached a tributary (Thukela). Their scouts reported that a large AmaZulu force was advancing (10 000-20 000 Zulu warriors). The Zulu army was led by Dingane's generals Dambuza (Nzobo) and Ndlela kaSompisi. After the scouts had given the warning the …

Nguni Stick Fighting

… looks at the history of an indigenous Nguni sport known as Stick Fighting, which was popular in the Nguni ethnic group (Zulu). It further looks at how the sport has evolved over time. The word or term Nguni is the collective name for ethnic … in the Southern Africa. These groups are divided into Southern Nguni and Northern Nguni. The Southern Nguni consist of Zulu, Ndebele and Swazi people and the Northern Nguni comprises of Xhosa, Bomvana, Mpondo and Thembu people. [i] Zulu Stick fight Origins There is a great debate about the origins of this indigenous sport within the Zulu group, some trace …

Political changes from 1750 to 1835

… the “amabutho”, a regimental system where young men are absorbed into their tribe's military force according to age. Shaka Zulu refined this system and forged the strongest army in southern Africa. Causes of the Mfecane The mfecane was partly caused by changes in the Nguni groups that resulted in the development of the Zulu nation. Stronger leaders began to absorb weaker groups around them. Before this problems between groups had been … changed the military, political and social systems of the southern African people completely. These changes led to Shaka Zulu’s rise to power and his dream of a Zulu kingdom, and his military drive through southern Africa. Population growth and …

History Grade 10 - Topic 4 Source-based Questions

… for origin of the source [2] Define the term “Mfecane” in the context of the start of the nineteenth century. (1 x 2) The Zulu term “Mfecane” is translated as “crushing” in English, however the term is broadened to include the dispersal or forced … Source A the Mfecane caused division as well as the unification of the Northern Nguni population. Those who accepted Shaka Zulu’s rule were integrated into his kingdom and became united and strong. However, not everyone wanted to be subjects of Shaka Zulu and attempting to maintain their autonomy they fled to other parts of Southern Africa. According to Source A, how did …

Transformation in Southern Africa Timeline 1700-1800

… ambush and put to death, which results in the scattering of his people. 1818 Zwide of the Ndwandwe becomes aware of Shaka Zulu’s strategy of pulling together the scattered Mthethwa tribe and resolves to subdue Shaka. He is defeated by the Zulu’s superior strategy and discipline. 1821 As he had done with Zwide of the Ndwandwe Mzilikazi of the Ndebele revolt … direction and settle near the Vaal River. 1824 English traders land at Port Natal, which later becomes Durban, and Shaka Zulu not only trades with them, but also makes use of their services on military expeditions. 1825 A Portuguese delegation …

Origins of the Battle of Blood River 1838

… in 1824, but the early English traders and hunters found themselves unable to secure a stable relationship with the then Zulu King Dingane after the assassination of Shaka (Dingane, 10 years previously, had murdered his half-brother, Shaka, to assume the chieftainship of the Zulu’s). Numerous attempts were made by interested merchants in Cape Town and the Eastern Cape to pressurise the Imperial … with the AmaZulu King Dingane over the ownership of land. Sources cite that Retief paid a successful visit to the Zulu king at the beginning of November 1837, but sources differ greatly from this point on. Dingane supposedly declared that …