History Answers

Discuss the different ways in which slavery affected the economy and social order of the Cape during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Discuss the various experience and responses of the Khoekhoe as a result of white settlement at the Cape from the mid 17th century to the mid 18th century.

Why did the introduction of slave labour to the Cape make economic and legal sense to the VOC authorities.

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of trade between European seafarers and Khoekhoe inhabitants of the south-western Cape before 1600.

Outline different ways in which the VOC kept the slave community at the Cape divided.

Explain why free blacks found it difficult to be fully integrates into Cape society after gaining their freedom during the VOC period.

“What is the future of black identity?” Do you think the idea of “black identity” will stay, morph into something else (change) or do you think it will go away?

Since the 1960s, (when being black was transformed into something positive for many people) we now know that black communities can provide a sense of unity or common bonding for those who happily identify themselves as black by affirming the idea that they are part of the “black community.” We also know that there is a tremendous amount of diversity within black populations, at home and all over the world. Some people of African descent prefer or need a sense of “black identity,” some people feel constrained by that specific label for their identity. Being seen or referred to as “black” can create difficulties or it can be celebrated, a lot depends on individual preference or the social histories in places in the diaspora.The questions in the 21st century then become: ….
1. What is gained and what is lost by keeping or letting go of “white identity” or “black identity?”

2. Who has the right to say they are black? Who has the right to say they are white? Who should decide?

Part 1: Explain Indian geography and topography and their effects. Part 2: Did the rise of Buddhism represent attempted rebellion or reform?

At its apex, how far did this interconnected network of trade stretch? (ie. how far north, east, west, south).