1.2 Kies die korrekte antwoord uit die onderstaande keuses: Hierdie woord in die gedig dui die onophoudelike beweging van die golwe wat teen die rotse slaan, aan: (1)

  QUESTION 2 DIAS AND DA GAMA     Read the following text and answer the questions.   Establishing a route to India was very important to the king of Portugal. He first sent an explorer named Bartholomew Dias to try to find a way to India by sea. Dias was the first European to round the Cape of Good Hope, but he did not reach India.   A few years later, another Portuguese explorer tried to establish the trading route. This explorer was Vasco da Gama. Da Gama did manage to reach India, with the help of a Kenyan sultan. Unfortunately, he could not establish trade with India as his goods were not of a high enough quality. Click on the button below to open a map of their exploration route    

  QUESTION 2 DIAS AND DA GAMA     Read the following text and answer the questions.   Establishing a route to India was very important to the king of Portugal. He first sent an explorer named Bartholomew Dias to try to find a way to India by sea. Dias was the first European to round the Cape of Good Hope, but he did not reach India.   A few years later, another Portuguese explorer tried to establish the trading route. This explorer was Vasco da Gama. Da Gama did manage to reach India, with the help of a Kenyan sultan. Unfortunately, he could not establish trade with India as his goods were not of a high enough quality. Click on the button below to open a map of their exploration route    

  QUESTION 5 Read the story below and answer the questions that follow.   5.1 This is Catherine.  She was born in 1452 and she is a talented artist and loves Mathematics and Science.  She comes from a family that is not very wealthy.  Describe what her life would be like during this era.                                               Click on the blue button below to open the image of Catherine         (5)

  QUESTION 4 FILL IN THE ANSWER   4.1 The Renaissance started in ___________ and from there spread to other parts of Europe (1)

(d) Discuss why this invention in the previous question can be considered the most important invention during the Rennaisance. (2)

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  QUESTION 1   1.1 The Renaissance is a period in the history of Europe beginning in about 1400 AD. “Renaissance” is a French word meaning “Rebirth”. Why was this a period of “Rebirth”?  Explain in your own words. (2)

  QUESTION 3 TRUE OR FALSE   3.1 Bartholomew Dias was a German sailor. (1)

3.3 Below are pictures of Mapungubwe and Great Zimbabwe. Discuss the SIMILARITIES these two cities share.  Provide 4 similarities.                                                 Click on the blue image below to open the image in a new tab     Hint: geographically, archaeological founds, social and hierarchy structures, wealth   (4)