south africa vocab 2014 2015

South Africa Vocabulary

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1. Afrikaner The first large group of Europeans to settle in South Africa were were Dutch. Dutch. They came came to farm. German settlers joined the Dutch in South Africa.

 As generations passed, these immigrants no longer viewed themselves as Europeans. South Africa Africa was their homeland. Separated from Europe, their language changed but still sounded sounded a lot like Dutch and and German. German. They called themselves Afrikaners and called their language  Afrikaans.

1. Afrikaner: South Africans whose main ancestors were early Dutch settlers

South Africans whose main ancestors were early Dutch settlers

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2. Native Africans  American Indians are are native to the Americas.

Europeans were not native to native  to the  Americas. They came as settlers, conquerors, or both.

 Afrikaners were not native to South Africa.

Natives already Natives already lived there – there – Native Africans Africans..

2. Native Africans: people who originally lived in Africa

South Africans whose main ancestors were early Dutch settlers

people who originally lived in  Africa

3. ethnic group

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 An ethnic group is not just a race or nationality.

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Two people can both be Chinese and still have different ethnic groups.

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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.

3. ethnic group: people who feel connected based on things like ancestry, ancestry, religion, language la nguage

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” coloured” spelled funny?

It’s British spelling, silly!

5. apartheid In Dutch, this word means “apartness.” (But nope, that’s not the definition.)

5. apartheid: a apartheid: a South African policy of separating the races, now illegal

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6. African National Congress (ANC)

6. African National Congress (ANC): the main political party in South Africa now

7. townships

7. townships: towns where Blacks & Coloured South Africans were forced to live

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8. ban

8. ban: to ban: to outlaw or prohibit

South Africa’s white government banned banned the  the  African National National Congress. Congress.

9. infer

What can you infer  happened  happened here?

9. infer: using what you know plus evidence you see to draw conclusions

10. evidence

10. evidence: facts that back up an opinion or belief