Date SEPTEMBER 2025
Time: 1 HOUR
Marks: 60
Grade: 8
Subject: SOCIAL SCIENCES
Question paper: HISTORY
Name and Surname:
Topics covered in this paper:
• The Transatlantic Slave Trade
o Origins and reasons for the slave trade
o How the trade operated (ports, transport, triangular trade)
o Social, economic, and demographic consequences for Africa
o Reasons why it is regarded as a crime against humanity
• The Industrial Revolution in Europe and its impact on Africa
o European demand for raw materials and new markets
o How this led to colonial expansion
• Colonisation of Africa in the 19th Century
o Reasons for colonisation
o Examples of colonial expansion (e.g. Britain in West Africa, the Ashanti kingdom)
o Consequences for indigenous states and economies
• The Berlin Conference (1884–1885)
o Reasons why it was held
o The role of European powers
o Consequences for Africa and its people (division of the continent, loss of
sovereignty, borders without indigenous input)
o Critical evaluation: negative and/or positive outcomes
• Case Study: The Ashanti Kingdom and Colonial Resistance
o Early trade between the Ashanti and Europeans
o Wars against the British (1824–1900)
o Consequences of colonisation for the Ashanti
Pg 1/ 6 www.summariessa.co.za Author: DAN SMI
Grade: 8 Subject: SOCIAL SCIENCES Date: SEPTEMBER 2025
, SECTION A
QUESTION 1
1.1 Various options are given as possible answers to the following questions.
Choose the answer and write only the letter (AD) next to the question
numbers (1.1.1 to 1.1.5) on the folio paper, e.g. 1.1.6 D.
1.1.1 What factor played a major role in the start of the transatlantic slave trade?
A. The discovery of gold in South America
B. The need for labor on plantations in the Americas
C. The spread of Islam in West Africa
D. The founding of the United Nations
1.1.2 How did the Industrial Revolution in Europe contribute to the colonization of
Africa?
A. Europe needed more land for farming
B. European countries wanted to import more slaves
C. There was a need for raw materials and new markets.
D. European countries wanted to establish mission stations
1.1.3 What event occurred in 1884 to arrange the partition of Africa?
A. The discovery of oil in Nigeria
B. The Berlin Conference
C. The founding of the Organization of African Unity
D. The French Revolution
1.1.4 Which European country colonized the Ashanti Kingdom?
A. France
B. Germany
C. Portugal
D. Britain
1.1.5 Which African country was formerly known as the Gold Coast?
A. Nigeria
B. Ghana
C. Senegal
D. Kenya
Pg 2/ 6 www.summariessa.co.za Author: DAN SMI
Grade: 8 Subject: SOCIAL SCIENCES Date: SEPTEMBER 2025
Time: 1 HOUR
Marks: 60
Grade: 8
Subject: SOCIAL SCIENCES
Question paper: HISTORY
Name and Surname:
Topics covered in this paper:
• The Transatlantic Slave Trade
o Origins and reasons for the slave trade
o How the trade operated (ports, transport, triangular trade)
o Social, economic, and demographic consequences for Africa
o Reasons why it is regarded as a crime against humanity
• The Industrial Revolution in Europe and its impact on Africa
o European demand for raw materials and new markets
o How this led to colonial expansion
• Colonisation of Africa in the 19th Century
o Reasons for colonisation
o Examples of colonial expansion (e.g. Britain in West Africa, the Ashanti kingdom)
o Consequences for indigenous states and economies
• The Berlin Conference (1884–1885)
o Reasons why it was held
o The role of European powers
o Consequences for Africa and its people (division of the continent, loss of
sovereignty, borders without indigenous input)
o Critical evaluation: negative and/or positive outcomes
• Case Study: The Ashanti Kingdom and Colonial Resistance
o Early trade between the Ashanti and Europeans
o Wars against the British (1824–1900)
o Consequences of colonisation for the Ashanti
Pg 1/ 6 www.summariessa.co.za Author: DAN SMI
Grade: 8 Subject: SOCIAL SCIENCES Date: SEPTEMBER 2025
, SECTION A
QUESTION 1
1.1 Various options are given as possible answers to the following questions.
Choose the answer and write only the letter (AD) next to the question
numbers (1.1.1 to 1.1.5) on the folio paper, e.g. 1.1.6 D.
1.1.1 What factor played a major role in the start of the transatlantic slave trade?
A. The discovery of gold in South America
B. The need for labor on plantations in the Americas
C. The spread of Islam in West Africa
D. The founding of the United Nations
1.1.2 How did the Industrial Revolution in Europe contribute to the colonization of
Africa?
A. Europe needed more land for farming
B. European countries wanted to import more slaves
C. There was a need for raw materials and new markets.
D. European countries wanted to establish mission stations
1.1.3 What event occurred in 1884 to arrange the partition of Africa?
A. The discovery of oil in Nigeria
B. The Berlin Conference
C. The founding of the Organization of African Unity
D. The French Revolution
1.1.4 Which European country colonized the Ashanti Kingdom?
A. France
B. Germany
C. Portugal
D. Britain
1.1.5 Which African country was formerly known as the Gold Coast?
A. Nigeria
B. Ghana
C. Senegal
D. Kenya
Pg 2/ 6 www.summariessa.co.za Author: DAN SMI
Grade: 8 Subject: SOCIAL SCIENCES Date: SEPTEMBER 2025
