Mali, explorers and sources
Paper 1 work · 12 summaries- The Kingdom of MaliThe Kingdom of Mali: gold and salt, caravans across the Sahara, Timbuktu and Mansa Musa.
- European explorersEuropean explorers: why they sailed, Dias and Da Gama, their instruments and the consequences.
- Sources and timelinesPrimary and secondary sources, bias, reliability, timelines, centuries and the abbreviations BC, AD, BCE and CE.
- Mapungubwe: an African kingdomMapungubwe: an African kingdom in the Limpopo valley, its trade, its classes and its golden rhino.
- The Renaissance: Leonardo and GalileoThe Renaissance: a rebirth of art and science, Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo Galilei.
- Indigenous healing and early medicineIndigenous healing, medicinal plants like aloe, buchu and rooibos, and early medicine elsewhere.
- Vasco da Gama and the sea route to the EastVasco da Gama’s voyage to India, spices, scurvy, monsoon winds and the results of the sea route.
- Evidence for an ancient African pastEvidence for a very old African past: archaeology, Blombos, Klasies River, Sibudu and our species.
- Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent (Enrichment)Mesopotamia and the Fertile Crescent: the first farmers and cities, cuneiform and Hammurabi’s laws.
- Mapungubwe in depthMapungubwe in depth: K2, the hill and the valley, trade and crafts, decline and recognition.
- Indian Ocean trade: Swahili, dhows and sacred kingsIndian Ocean trade: Swahili traders, dhows and monsoon winds, and sacred kingship at Mapungubwe.
- Before Mapungubwe: K2, Schroda and world tradeBefore Mapungubwe: Schroda and K2, trade with the east coast and Asia, and continuity and change.
Medicine, democracy and heritage
Paper 2 work · 6 summaries- Medicine through timeMedicine through time: from herbs to germ theory, anaesthetic, antibiotics and X-rays.
- Democracy and citizenshipDemocracy in South Africa: elections, the Constitution, government and being a good citizen.
- Heritage and national symbolsHeritage, our national symbols, the anthem and coat of arms, and World Heritage Sites.
- Democracy, rights and national symbolsDemocracy and elections, the Children’s Charter and children’s rights, activists and judges, and the flag and coat of arms.
- Medicine: germs, vaccines and modern surgeryGerm theory, vaccines, antibiotics, modern surgery, and holistic and Western healing.
- The Constitution and the Bill of RightsThe 1996 Constitution, the Bill of Rights, the three arms of government and elections.
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