4. About ___________
Population million people live in
South Africa.
African ethnic groups
make up ________ of
South Africa’s population.
The other 26% consist of
people from many
different descents such
as European, Asian, and
African.
5. Most Africans in South
Africans Africa trace their ancestry
to the
_________________, who
were people that settled
throughout Africa between
the years 100 and 1000
and who had a spoken
language.
The largest ethnic groups
in South Africa today are
the ________________
and the _______________.
6. In the 1600s, the
Europeans ______________
became the first
Europeans to settle in
South Africa.
Over time, German and
French settlers joined
them.
Together, these groups
came to speak their
own language,
________________
7. The British settled in
South Africa in the early
Europeans II
_______. By the end of
the century, diamonds
and gold drew many
British to South Africa.
War broke out between
the British and the
Afrikaners in
_____________ and after
three years, the British
won.
8. In 1910, Afrikaner and
New Nations British territories united
into one country.
In ___________, the
United Kingdom granted
South Africa full
independence.
However, there was
extreme
_________________
issues in the country.
People of Non-European
backgrounds had no
rights at all.
9.
10. Do these signs look
familiar?
They should, they are exactly like the ones found in
the United States before the Civil Rights Movement.
11.
12. For more than 40 years,
people protested the
Segregation ________________, which is
the Afrikaans word for
“Apartness”
In 1991, the South African
government finally ended the
segregation.
In 1994, South Africa had its
first free election in which all
ethnic groups could vote.
____________________ was
elected president of the new,
equal South African Nation
22. ______ of South
Africans live in urban
The People areas.
South Africa has five
large cities with more
than 500,000 people
Johannesburg
________________
Durban
Soweto
_________________
24. Most European South
Living Africans live in modern
homes or apartments.
Arrangements
All other ethnic groups
have much harder
lives.
Many live in crowded
_______________
which are small
neighboring outside
cities, that are usually
not in very good
shape.