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TOM NEWBY SCHOOL EXAMINATION

Subject History Examiner Miss M Albertyn Date 9 June 2016 Total marks 75 Session 2 Duration 1½ hours Grade 7 Moderator Mrs W Pienaar Special instructions/ Equipment

This Exam has been compiled using notes and information contained in the Tom Newby School book. The marking memorandum has been compiled accordingly. While alternative responses will be given due acknowledgement, the official memorandum will be considered a priority document to ensure uniformity of marking. Up to 10% of the total mark allocation may be deducted for spelling and grammatical errors, except in the case of Language papers, where deductions are made according to a memorandum.

Instructions

• Read the questions carefully. • Look at the mark allocation. • Answer all the questions and work neatly. • Rule off after each section. • Take your time. • Breathe, relax and all of the best!

A maximum of 7½ marks may be deducted for spelling and grammar errors.

NAME: ____________________________ CLASS: 7____

QUESTION A Short questions [20]

1. Write a good definition for a ‘plantation’. (2) 2. How did the plantation owners know which were their slaves? (1) 3. What caused the Timbuktu Manuscripts to decay and fall apart? (2) 4. Explain one thing that UNESCO is responsible for. (2) 5. Name 3 colonies in the American South that had cotton

plantations. (3) 6. What did the West Africans do to try to escape capture?

Name 2 things. (2) 7. Starvation was not a common cause of death among slaves

in the American South. Give 2 reasons why many slaves died. (2) 8. Why did Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage make him famous in other

parts of the world? (1) 9. What do you think were the three main dangers when travelling

across the desert by camel? (3)

2 10.Why do you think Timbuktu was declared a World Heritage Site? (1) 11. Why do you think Mansa Musa liked to be called the ‘Lion of Mali’? (1) QUESTION B True or false [12] State whether the following sentences are True or False. If false, correct them.

1. Mali lost its power when it was invaded by the Egyptians. 2. The University of Sankore was built in Timbuktu. 3. To navigate means to find your way safely. 4. The desert in the Northern part of Africa is called the Namib Desert. 5. Mali was known as a rich kingdom because of its spices. 6. Muslims go on pilgrimage to Mecca. 7. Rice plantations were a lot healthier to work on than the cotton

plantations. 8. The white Americans in the South owned slaves while those in the

North did not. QUESTION C Match the columns [6] Match the correct definition with the words in the second column. List the numbers 1-5, and write the correct letter next to the number e.g. 1c.

Column A Column B 1. Preserving manuscripts a. Construction 2. Djenne mosque b. Ahmed Baba Institute 3. Engineering c. sugar cane 4. 20-30 slaves d. Timbuktu 5. 10-20 million e. Designing 6. Architecture f. tobacco g. Slave coast

3 QUESTION D Sources [25] Study the sources below carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Source A Source B Source C Source D

1. What type of source is Source A? (1) 2. Decide whether the statements below are TRUE or FALSE

and give evidence from one of the sources to back up your answer.

a. Foreigners could travel safely in Mali. (2) b. People valued books and learning very highly. (2) c. Mali had a good system of justice. (2) d. Timbuktu was a very quiet, solemn and religious city. (2) e. The Mali people are good people. (2) f. The king of Ghana seemed to enjoy showing off the wealth of

his kingdom. (2) g. Which source do you think is more reliable, Source B or Source

D? Explain your answer. (2)

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Source E

The 13th century painting shows an Arab trader in Africa.

3. What type of source is Source E? (1) 4. In what language is the writing in the picture? (1) 5. Give three reasons why camels were used in the desert. (3)

Source F

I set off at the beginning of God’s month of Muharramiin of the year 753 with a caravan…. After 25 days we arrived at Taghaza. This is a village with nothing good about it. One of its marvels is that its houses and mosques are of rock salt and its roofs of camel skins. It has no trees, but is nothing but sand with a salt mine…. Nobody lives there except the slaves…. who dig for the salt. An extract from the writings of Ibn Battuta, 1352

6. Use evidence from the article to find out what religion Ibn Battuta

followed. (1) 7. Explain what is meant by a ‘caravan’? (1) 8. Did Ibn Battuta think Taghaza was a wonderful place? Give

a quote from the article in which he gives an opinion of Taghaza. (2)

9. Why do you think the villagers of Taghaza built their houses of ‘rock salt and camel skins’? (1)

5 QUESTION E Paragraphs [12]

1. Write a paragraph about Leo Africanus and include the following information:

- The country he lived in on Africa (1) - The title of the book he wrote (1) - The changing of his religion (2) - Why his book and travels were important during the

16th century (2) - A word you would use to describe Leo Africanus (1)

2. Write a paragraph about slavery in West Africa, including the following information: - The definition of a slave (1) - What the lives of slaves were like (what they were allowed

to do) (4)

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TOM NEWBY SCHOOL EXAMINATION

Subject History Examiner Miss M Albertyn Date Total marks 75 Session Duration 1½ hours Grade 7 Moderator Mrs W Pienaar Special instructions/ Equipment MEMO

This Exam has been compiled using notes and information contained in the Tom Newby School book. The marking memorandum has been compiled accordingly. While alternative responses will be given due acknowledgement, the official memorandum will be considered a priority document to ensure uniformity of marking. Up to 10% of the total mark allocation may be deducted for spelling and grammatical errors, except in the case of Language papers, where deductions are made according to a memorandum.

Instructions

• Read the questions carefully. • Look at the mark allocation. • Answer all the questions and work neatly. • Rule off after each section. • Take your time. • Breathe, relax and all of the best!

A maximum of 7½ marks may be deducted for spelling and grammar errors.

NAME: ____________________________ CLASS: 7____

QUESTION A Short questions [17]

1. Plantation- a large farm for growing crops (2) 2. They were branded (1) 3. Pages became brittle

Insects ate the paper Damp weather in Mali’s rainy season (any 2) (2)

4. UNESCO encourages countries and people to identify, protect and preserve cultural and natural heritage. UNESCO selects places such as forests, mountains, deserts, lakes, monuments, buildings and historical sites (of great importance) as World Heritage Sites. (any 1 fact) (2)

5. Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas (any 3) (3)

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6. Disfigure themselves

Poison themselves / eat dirt

Commit suicide (any 2) (2)

7. Overwork

Cruel punishment (2)

8. He gave away so much gold (1)

9. Sandstorms

Heat

Lack of food and water along the way

Losing the way

Attack by thieves (any 3) (3)

10. E.g. it was a centre of learning

Unusual architecture of mosques

Very important for trade in 14th century

(any reasonable answer) (1)

11. E.g. a lion shows power and strength

His people saw him as a leader

(any logical answer) (1)

QUESTION B True or false [12]

1. False. Morocco (2)

2. True (1)

3. True (1)

4. False. Sahara (2)

5. False. Gold (2)

6. True (1)

7. False. Rice- wet, swampy and full of disease (2)

8. True (1)

8 QUESTION C Match the columns [6]

1. b (1) 2. d (1) 3. a (1) 4. f (1) 5. g (1) 6. e (1)

QUESTION D Sources [25]

1. written (1)

ONLY ONE PHRASE OR SENTENCE IS NEEDED

2a. True ‘There is a feeling of safety throughout the land’

‘ The traveller has no reason to fear thieves or rapists’ (2)

b. True. ‘…its fine institutions, its respect towards students and

men of learning’

‘The scholars were the most respected in the Islamic

world’ (2)

c. True. ‘There were many doctors, judges, priests and other

learned men.’ (2)

d. False. ‘They spend a great part of the night singing and

dancing in the streets’ (2)

e. True.

(2)

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(2)

h. E.g. Source B was written at the time, Source D was written 2 centuries

later (2)

3. Visual (1)

4. Arabic (1)

5. A camel can carry heavy loads, including people and goods. Camels have broad, flat, leathery pads under each foot. The pads spread when the camel puts its foot on the ground and this stops the foot from sliding and sinking into the sand. They have long eyelashes and bushy eyebrows which protect their eyes during sandstorms. They have large nostrils which open and close and this traps water vapour which returns to their bodies. Their thick fur helps them to cope with harsh weather conditions and changes in body temperature. Camel milk is rich in vitamins and minerals. (3)

6. Islam (1)

7. a procession of camels travelling together in single file (1)

8. Yes ‘one of its marvels’

No. ‘This is a village with nothing good about it’

‘It has no trees, but is nothing but sand with a salt mine’

‘Nobody lives there except the slaves’ (2)

9. They had those items available

They had no other materials to use (any logical answer) (1)

10 QUESTION E Paragraphs [15]

1. Leo Africanus lived in Fez, in Morocco, in North Africa. (1)

Africanus later wrote a book about his journeys, titled ‘Description of Africa’ (1)

He was a Muslim. Later in his life he became a Christian. (2)

Leo Africanus travelled to Timbuktu twice during the 16th century.

He travelled on the trade route as part of a camel caravan through the Sahara Desert. He was one of the few people in the 16th century to travel through Africa and write about it.

Europeans called Africa the ‘dark continent’ because they knew very little about it. His book helped people in Europe learn more about West Africa and its people. He wrote about the large cities and empires, complex cultures and societies. (3)

Adventurous / well educated / curious (any reasonable answer) (1)

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2. Slave- a person owned by another person / does not get paid etc. (any reasonable answer) (1)

The Africans who employed slaves generally treated them well and

followed strict rules about looking after them.

Slaves were to be treated honourably and fairly.

They could lead very ordinary lives like other people.

They could marry and even own land and houses and

some were well educated. (any 4) (4)

11 In West Africa the slaves were usually people who:

were captured in battle

were criminals

had been chased away by other local societies

might later become soldiers (2)