Eenheid Unit 2 1 The San hunter-
gatherer society in the Later Stone Age
Learning objectives After completing this unit, you should be able to do the following: ●
Understand how the San survived off their environment.
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Discuss how the bow and arrow contributed to more effective hunting.
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Identify social organisation: all things were meant to be shared equally within a group.
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Introduction
Plant medicines
Beliefs and religion Rock art
In this unit, we learn about the San, their customs, how they lived, what they valued and what
was sacred to them. The San were among the first people in Southern Africa. We can learn about them by looking at pictures, reading books, studying objects such as their paintings, and
listening to stories about how they lived. Important terminology Ethnography Nomads
Tracking
Bow and arrow
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Social organisation
Medicinal plants
Archaeologist
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