1. The Mineral Revolution
Unit 3: Mineral Revolution: Lesson 16

2. DO NOW: Read pages 776 – 778 in your Scramble for Africa notes.
Make a timeline of the key events in South African history from these pages.

3. Success Criteria: MUST: SHOULD: COULD:
Understand what the mineral revolution was
Know where and when gold and diamonds were found
Know what life was like for mine workers and mine owners
SHOULD:
Understand why the Mineral Revolution caused the South African war
Understand what is meant by migrant labour
COULD:
Understand how the Mineral Revolution contributed to racism in South Africa
Understand how the Mineral Revolution was a cause for Apartheid

4. Timeline:
1652
1816
1830s
1860s
1879
1887
1899
1902
1910
Dutch settle Cape Town
Zulus under Shaka
Great Trek
Diamonds discovered
Zulus lose war against British
Zulus surrender
British fight Boers in South African War
End of the South African War
South African Union formed

5. The discovery of gold and diamonds

6. DO NOW
Why do modern historians generally refer to this conflict as the South African war rather than the Anglo-Boer war?
Unit 3: Mineral Revolution: Lesson 19
How do historians interpret the South African war?

7. DO NOW Why was the South African war caused by the Mineral Revolution?
Unit 3: Mineral Revolution: Lesson 20
What was life like for Black South Africans during the Mineral Revolution?

8. How is gold mined?

9. Watch the following two clips:
Write down everything that you see about what life was like for mine workers
What life was like for mine owners