History
CAPS-aligned History practice for Grade 6 — 4 terms, 16 topics, with instant feedback, streaks and a leaderboard.
Term 1
What is History?
The study of the past and how we learn about it.
Historical Sources
Oral, written, visual and object sources.
Investigating Local History
Using interviews, museums and archives.
Timelines & Change
Ordering events and how places change over time.
Term 2
The British Take the Cape
Why the British took the Cape in 1795 and 1806.
Peoples on the Frontier
Khoikhoi, San, Xhosa, Boers and British.
Frontier Conflicts
Competition for land, water and cattle.
Trekboers & Migration
Dutch farmers moving inland for grazing land.
Term 3
What is Democracy?
Government by the people through voting.
The Road to Democracy
1994, Freedom Day and South Africa's first democratic election.
Constitution & Bill of Rights
The highest law and the rights it protects.
Rights, Responsibilities & Government
Citizens' rights and duties and levels of government.
Term 4
Early & Indigenous Medicine
Plants, herbs and traditional healers.
Medicine in Ancient Times
Old beliefs and early ideas about illness.
European Medicine & Discoveries
Hospitals, germs, cleanliness and vaccines.
Modern Medicine
Antibiotics, X-rays and the first heart transplant.
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