South Africa Vocabulary

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1. Afrikaner The first large group of Europeans to settle in South Africa were Dutch. They came to farm. German settlers joined the Dutch in South Africa. http://www.saveyourheritage.com/images/TrekBoers_crossing_the_Karoo.jpg

called themselves Afrikaners and called their language Afrikaans. As generations passed, these immigrants no longer viewed themselves as Europeans. South Africa was their homeland. Separated from Europe, their language changed but still sounded a lot like Dutch and German. They called themselves Afrikaners and called their language Afrikaans. http://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/article_pics/khoikhoi_settlement%20.jpg

1. Afrikaner: South Africans whose main ancestors were early Dutch settlers http://www.mapresources.com/media/catalog/product/g/l/gl-afr-952811_comp_3.jpg

South Africans whose main ancestors were early Dutch settlers

American Indians are native to the Americas. 2. Native Africans American Indians are native to the Americas. http://www.brazil-travel-northeast.com/images/indigenous_people_brazil.jpg Europeans were not native to the Americas. They came as settlers, conquerors, or both. http://www2.vcdh.virginia.edu/teaching/jamestown/images/jsmith.jpg

Afrikaners were not native to South Africa. Natives already lived there – Native Africans. http://holidayinsouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/gallery/eastern-cape/eastern-cape-6.jpg

2. Native Africans: people who originally lived in Africa http://randomhighfives.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/all-smiles2.jpg http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/64981000/jpg/_64981117_zuma.jpg

South Africans whose main ancestors were early Dutch settlers people who originally lived in Africa

An ethnic group is not just a race or nationality. http://www.dcothai.com/images/products/ethnic-groups-thailand-02.jpg http://www.hobotraveler.com/blogphotos01/203-54-dandy-benin.jpg http://www.668.in/tibet/08-about/uploadpic/200811516236160.jpg An ethnic group is not just a race or nationality. http://en.yahtour.com/images/content/2006/20061027131412703394_1.jpg

Two people can both be Chinese and still have different ethnic groups. http://traditions.cultural-china.com/chinaWH/upload/upfiles/2009-01/12/clothing_of_hui_ethnic_groupaa7708bd25874c6ff07c.jpg http://www.dartmouth.edu/~vox/0506/0926/images/yi.jpg China actually has 56 different ethnic groups.

South Africa has 4 main Black ethnic groups, 2 main White ethnic groups, and 1 main Asian ethnic group. http://www.south-africa-tours-and-travel.com/culture-in-south-africa.html

3. ethnic group: people who feel connected based on things like ancestry, religion, language http://www.has.vcu.edu/wld/academics/languages/zulu/images/zulu3.jpg

South Africans whose main ancestors were early Dutch settlers people who originally lived in Africa people who feel connected based on things like ancestry, religion, language Hispanic Jews Afrikaner

4. Coloured: in South Africa, people who are part Native Black mixed with White or Asian Hey, why is “coloured” spelled funny? It’s British spelling, silly! http://www.baptistsupport.com/tgg/tgg-13-page.php?action=view&userid=5

5. apartheid In Dutch, this word means “apartness 5. apartheid In Dutch, this word means “apartness.” (But nope, that’s not the definition.) http://rolemodels.jou.ufl.edu/rolemodels/travel/images/apartheid.gif

5. apartheid: a South African policy of separating the races, now illegal http://www.ic-creations.com/SouthAfrica/Images/Photos/Children/child-3.jpg http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9jGIJwx7ks8/RvgMDoOsWsI/AAAAAAAAAss/Xg3KhE4FU-I/s400/family-hi.jpg http://images.travelpod.com/users/rachel_john/roundtheworld.1135519980.rott_family.jpg

The absolute location for Bethany is 35°N 97°W. 11. absolute location: latitude & longitude of a place The absolute location for Bethany is 35°N 97°W.

6. African National Congress (ANC) http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/african-national-congress-100-years-and-counting

6. African National Congress (ANC): the main political party in South Africa now http://www.judiciaryreport.com/images/the-ruling-African-National-Congress.jpg

7. townships http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/40/Soweto_township.jpg

7. townships: towns where Blacks & Coloured South Africans were forced to live http://www.international.shoreline.edu/StudentExperience/SouthAfrica/T_mantana2.jpg

8. ban http://www.accuform.com/store/product.cfm?pID=7C5143424A127A52 http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01298/kissing_1298021i.jpg

8. ban: to outlaw or prohibit South Africa’s white government banned the African National Congress.

What can you infer happened here? http://tx.english-ch.com/teacher/jocelyn/Inference-scenario.png

9. infer: using what you know plus evidence you see to draw conclusions http://www.especialneeds.com/images/P/introducingInference-main.jpg

10. evidence http://www.offthemarkcartoons.com/cartoons/2005-02-22.gif

10. evidence: facts that back up an opinion or belief http://themjellisgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/evidence-75x75.jpg