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Grade 10 History: (Topic 6) The SA War & The Discovery of Gold

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9 questions

Instructions

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Watch the video; read your work-pack from pag 5 - 6 and answer the questions that follow.

Question 1

1.

Define 'mineral revolution'.

Question 2

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Question 3

3.

List the TWO methods of mining gold, according to the video.

Question 4

4.

Explain why mining gold was considered dangerous for workers.

Question 5

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Question 6

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Who was the leader of the ZAR when gold was discovered?

Question 7

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Quote what mineowners from Kimberley were called, according to the the work-pack.

Question 8

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Define the term "Uitlander" according the source.

Question 9

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Why do you think the British were concerned about Germany and Portugal's colonial presence in Africa. Answer in your own words.

The Witwatersrand area marked the largest concentration of gold in the whole world.

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Identify the year that gold was discovered on the Witwatersrand.

1652

1762

1886

1880