EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF SWAZILAND
JUNIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATIONS
History
Paper 1
530/01
October/November 2012
2 hours
Additional Material:
Answer Booklet
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
Answer 4 questions in all.
Answer 2 questions from Section A and 2 questions from Section B.
Write your name, centre number and candidate number on the Answer Booklet.
This question paper consist of 8 printed pages.
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SECTION A
Answer question one and any other question. Each question is divided into three parts.
Answer all parts of the question you choose. Each question carries 15 marks.
Study the photograph below and answer the questions that follow.
Question 1
(a)
What is a clan totem?
[3]
(b)
Explain why some clans have totems in Swaziland.
[5]
(c)
‘Marriage was the major cause of clan segmentation’. How far do you
agree with this statement? Explain your answer giving both sides of the
argument.
[7]
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Question 2.
Study the painting and answer the questions that follow.
(a)
What is meant by migrant labour?
[3]
(b)
Explain why the Uitlanders hated Kruger’s government.
[5]
(c)
The Land Act of 1913 was the major tool which was used by the
whites to force Africans to go and work in the mines. How far do you agree with
the statement? Explain your answer giving both sides of the argument.
[7]
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Question 3.
Study the picture below and answer the questions that follow.
(a) What tools were used by the San people in order to get food?
[3]
(b) Explain why the Khoikhoi often went to war against the San people.
[5]
(c) “The way of life of the Bantu people was far better than that of both the Khoikhoi
and the San”. How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer
giving both sides of the argument.
[7]
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SECTION B
Answer question 4 and any other question. Each question is divided into three parts. Answer
all parts of the question you choose. Each question carries 15 marks.
Question 4.
Study the source below and answer the questions that follow.
(a) What were Concessions?
[3]
(b) Explain how the Swazi benefitted from the concession seekers.
[5]
(c) It was the conflict of cultures on land ownership between the Ngwane and
Europeans which caused confusion over the concessions. How far do you
agree with this statement? Explain your answer giving both sides of the
argument.
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Question 5.
Study the photograph below and answer the questions that follow.
Kenneth Kaunda
Julius Nyerere
Samora Machel
Africa’s Nationalist Leaders.
(a)
What is a nation?
[3]
(b)
Explain why Europeans colonised Africa.
[5]
(c)
Loss of land was the main reason for the growth of African Nationalism.
How far do you agree with this statement? Explain your answer giving
both sides of the argument.
[7]
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Question 6
Study the photograph below and answer the questions that follow.
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(a)
What is apartheid?
[3]
(b)
Explain why the African National Congress was formed.
[5]
(c)
Activities of the African National Congress were responsible for the
collapse of the Apartheid Regime in South Africa. How far do you agree
with the statement? Explain your answer giving both sides of the argument.
[7]
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