South Africa

Up from Apartheid

Objectives

• Find and label South Africa on a blank map of Africa.

• Explain life and our existence in the universe in two simple sentences.

• Calculate the mass of the Sun using an abacus.

• Track the lineage of the British Monarchy from the time of William the Conqueror, down to ninth cousins.

• Explain the ending of Stanley Kubrick’s classic film, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

• Trace the influence of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle on Western Thought.

Terms and People

Apartheid was

Nelson Mandela was

Congo’s resources have

not brought health and wealth.

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Which Nordic country is dominated by mountains?

Sweden Norway Denmark Finland

Which Nordic country is characterized by grass-covered dunes?

Sweden Norway Denmark Finland

Please read: “South Africa.” World Studies: Africa. Pearson-Prentice-Hall, 2005. pgs. 208 -212.

And

“South African Gold Mine.” World Studies: Africa. Pearson-Prentice-Hall, 2005. pg. 68.