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TOM NEWBY SCHOOL SUBJECT: History Standardised Test EXAMINER: Miss M Albertyn DATE: Tuesday 10 June 2014 MARKS: 75 SESSION: 2 TIME: 1½ hours GRADE: 7 MODERATOR: Mrs W Pienaar This History formal test

1 TOM NEWBY SCHOOL SUBJECT: History Standardised Test EXAMINER: Miss M Albertyn DATE: Tuesday 10 June 2014 MARKS: 75 SESSION: 2 TIME: 1½ hours GRADE: 7 MODERATOR: Mrs W Pienaar This History formal test has been compiled using notes and information contained in the Tom Newby School History 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 a maximum of 7.5 marks can be deducted for spelling and grammar errors. 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 best of luck! CHECK YOUR PAPER ONCE YOU HAVE FINISHED. 1

2 QUESTION A DEFININITIONS [5] Write a good definition for the following words: 1. : Cotton gin (2) 2. Legacy (1) 3. Navigate (1) 4. Manuscripts (1) QUESTION B QUESTIONS [22] 1. Explain why the Ahmed Baba Institute a good place for preserving the Timbuktu Manuscripts. (2) 2. Camels were used to transport people and goods across the Sahara Desert. List four other reasons why the camel was used in the desert. (4) 3. Explain what Zakat is. (2) 4. Look at the map carefully. Identify the 7 different places on the map. (7) 2

3 5. Name two reasons why West Africans became Muslims. (2) 6. Explain one of the duties that UNESCO is responsible for. (2) 7. We have nothing to do with ancient Timbuktu so it was a waste of money to send our experts there. Do you agree or disagree? Justify your answer. (2) 8. Why do you think salt is so cheap nowadays? (1) QUESTION C MATCH THE COLUMNS [10] Match the columns by writing the letter next to the number e.g. 1d slaves a) Rugs 2. Leo Africanus b) Slave coast 3. Arab traders c) Djenne Mosque 4. Koran d) Sugar plantations 5. Governors in Mali e) Morocco 6. Louisiana f) Villages 7. Sankore g) North 8.Plantation slaves h) Town million i) Ostrich feathers 10. World Heritage Site j) Provinces k) cotton plantations l) University m) Salah n) South QUESTION D CORRECT ORDER [5] The following events are not written in the correct order in which they happened. Rewrite the list in the correct time order. 1. Timbuktu became a World Heritage Site 2. South Africa became involved with the Timbuktu Manuscripts Project with the Mali government 3. The Kingdom of Mali became rich and powerful 4. Morocco invaded Mali 5. Leo Africanus wrote a book Description of Africa 3

What type of source is Source A? (1) 1. 3. Which continent did the slaves come from?

4 QUESTION E INTERPRETING SOURCES [10] Source A: a newspaper advertisement for a slave market A1. What word was used to indicate that slaves were regarded in the same way as goods? (1) 2. What type of source is Source A? (1) Which continent did the slaves come from? (1) Source B:Signpost to Timbuktu in French Jours means days B1. What type of source is Source B? (2) 2. Where is this signpost found? (1) 3. Why do you think the journey will take so long? (2) 4

Source C: Story of a slave market Freeman (the white slave broker) would Make us hold up our heads, walk briskly back and forth, while customers would feel our heads and arms and bodies, turn us

5 Source C: Story of a slave market Freeman (the white slave broker) would Make us hold up our heads, walk briskly back and forth, while customers would feel our heads and arms and bodies, turn us About, ask us what we could do, make us open our mouths and show our teeth Sometimes a man or woman was taken taken to the small house in the yard, stripped and inspected. Twelve years a slave: Narrative of Solomon Northup, 1853 C1. Write down 2 words which describe how slaves must have felt when being sold at an auction. (2) QUESTION F PARAGRAPHS [15] 2. Write a paragraph on the Djingareyber Mosque, including the following facts: The city where the Djingareyber Mosque is found The materials used to build the mosque The reason why the mosque has to be repaired regularly [5] 3. Write a paragraph on Mansa Musa s pilgrimage to Mecca from 1324 to a. Organise your facts of the pilgrimage in chronological order ( according to the order of how things occurred) b. Evaluate Mansa Musa s pilgrimage by giving; one positive aspect about his pilgrimage. and one negative aspect about his pilgrimage Give a reason for each aspect. [10] 5

6 TOM NEWBY SCHOOL SUBJECT: History Standardised Test EXAMINER: Miss M Albertyn DATE: Tuesday 10 June 2014 MARKS: 75 SESSION: 2 TIME: 1½ hours GRADE: 7 MODERATOR: Mrs W Pienaar This History formal test has been compiled using notes and information contained in the Tom Newby School History 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. MEMO QUESTION DEFINITIONS [5] Write a good definition for the following words: 1. : cotton gin a machine that can clean large amounts of cotton fibre in a short time (2) 2. Legacy something handed down from the past (1) 3. Navigate to find the way safely (1) 4. Manuscripts handwritten books (1) QUESTION B QUESTIONS [22] 1. It is a building with temperature and humidity controls to provide the correct conditions for preserving the manuscripts (2) 2. A camel can go without water for up to nine days. 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. 6

7 Their thick fur helps them to cope with harsh weather conditions and changes in body temperature. Camel milk is rich in vitamins and minerals. (any 4 ) (4) 3. Muslims are required to give a fixed portion of their wealth to help the poor or needy Assist the spread of Islam (2) Timbuktu 2. Taghaza 3. Fez 4. Cairo 5. Mecca 6. Spain 7. Niger River (7) 5. To get better prices when trading with other Muslims To be able to read and write (2) 6. 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. (2) 7. There is a lot of it / it is found in many countries (1) 8. any logical answer e.g. Disagree because we live in Africa so Timbuktu is also a part of our history (2) QUESTION MATCH THE COLUMNS [10] 1d 2e 3i 4m 5j 6k 7l 8n 9b 10c 7

8 QUESTION D CORRECT ORDER [5] The Kingdom of Mali became rich and powerful ( ) Leo Africanus wrote a book (1550) Morocco invaded Mali (end of 16 th Century) Timbuktu became a World Heritage Site (1988) South Africa became involved with the Timbuktu Manuscripts Project with the Mali government (2003) QUESTION E INTERPRETING SOURCES [10] A1. Cargo (1) 2. Written / visual (1) 3. Africa (1) B1. Visual, written (2) 2. Zagora (1) 3. Travelling through a vast desert Camels carry heavy loads (2) C1. Embarrassed, degraded, unhappy, hopeless etc. (any 2) (2) QUESTION PARAGRAPHS [15] 1. The Djingareyber Mosque was built in Timbuktu (1) The Djingareyber Mosque is made entirely of heat-baked bricks of mud mixed with straw and rice husks. The mud is supported by wooden beams. (3) The mud decays easily in the summer sun. Therefore people had to add fresh mud between the beams to repair the walls regularly. (1) [5] 3a. Mansa Musa travelled with soldiers, officials, merchants, servants and slaves as well as a caravan of about 80 camels, each carrying gifts and about 150kg of gold. They carried large amounts of gold dust. 8

9 Mansa Musa gave away the gold to the poor he met along his journey. He spent so much money in Egypt that the price of gold fell in Cairo and took a few years to recover. Wherever he stopped on a Friday, he paid for a mosque to be built. He became famous for how much he spent and his generosity. He brought back scholars, architects and books back to Mali. (8) 3b. Positive- The scholars helped to make his empire a centre of learning. Mansa Musa became so famous that, for the first time ever, Mali appeared on maps throughout the Middle East and Europe. 1 reason only (1) Negative- Egypt suffered as a result of the gold price falling (1) [10] 9

TOM NEWBY SCHOOL EXAMINATION

1 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