Early Human Societies and Communication Quiz

The San men hunted wild animals for meat, and the San women gathered plant food.

The San people communicated with language, symbols, songs, art, and dance. They also used shell necklaces as a form of communication to indicate family groups.

The motto means 'people who are different in together' and it helps to remember the long history of the San in South Africa.

<p>The style of the shell necklace communicated which family the wearer belonged to within the San groups.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The shells used for the necklaces became a symbol that represented belonging to a certain family group within the San community.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The shaman could communicate with /Kaggen to do special things like make the rain fall.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The San people communicated with /Kaggen through special dances, songs, and art, and the shaman played a key role in this communication.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The special dances were used for the shaman to communicate with /Kaggen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some of the shaman's experiences during the dance were painted onto rocks.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One of the ways the San communicated was through rock art, with specific symbols representing different messages and meanings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The San believed that /Kaggen was the creator of all things.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The shaman could communicate with /Kaggen to do special things like make the rain fall.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The women sang special songs and clapped while the men danced in a circle around them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They would do a special dance, with the women sitting around a fire and the men dancing in a circle around them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some of the shaman's experiences during the dance were painted onto rocks.</p> Signup and view all the answers