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Note: Some grade 5 sections are under construction and still link to old content. Also note, there may be minor changes to the curriculum from year to year, teachers always check with your Curriculum Advisor and students, check with your teacher. Click on the feedback icon on the right if you have anything to contribute or if you have any questions.

Topics:

1. Early civilisations

  1. Early civilisations: Egypt, Nubia, Mesopotamia, Indus River valley, China, the Americas

2. Pre 1600 Southern African societies

  1. Hunter-gatherer societies

  2. Herders

  3. African farmers

3. Provincial histories

  1. Heritage and identity

  2. Oral tradition and indigenous knowledge of the significance of place names, rivers, mountains and other landmarks, including indigenous environmental practices

  3. Provincial government and symbols

  4. Role of democratically-elected leaders

  5. How to participate in a democracy