Social, Economic and Political Activities · CAPE History Unit 1

14 past-paper questions on Social, Economic and Political Activities, part of Indigenous Societies, from every CAPE History Unit 1 paper on Quelpr.

1. 16 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 1Describe TWO features of the political system of ONE indigenous group chosen from: Aztec, Inca, or Maya.
2. 230 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2005 · Paper 2Select TWO indigenous groups, ONE from Category 1 (Aztec, Inca, Maya) and ONE from Category 2 (Kalinago, Taino, Tupi). For the TWO groups selected, account for their different levels of achievement in agriculture before…
3. 1(a)2 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Outline TWO ways in which the economic activities of the TWO chosen groups were similar.
4. 1(b)4 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 1Outline TWO ways in which the economic activities of the chosen groups were different.
5. 230 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2006 · Paper 2Select ONE of the indigenous groups in the Americas listed (Aztec, Inca, or Maya), and discuss the factors that enabled the selected group to develop an advanced society before 1492.
6. 230 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2008 · Paper 2Examine the evidence of well-developed political and social systems in any ONE advanced indigenous group in mainland America during the pre-Columbian period.
7. 330 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2009 · Paper 2Select TWO indigenous groups, ONE from Category 1 (Aztec, Inca, Maya) and ONE from Category 2 (Kalinago, Taino, Tupi), and compare their political organization.
8. 230 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2010 · Paper 2Select TWO indigenous groups, ONE from Category 1 (Aztec, Inca, Maya) and ONE from Category 2 (Kalinago, Taino, Tupi). Discuss the following statement with reference to the TWO selected groups: “While the lifestyles and…
9. 1(b)9 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2011 · Paper 2Identify the indigenous group referred to in Document II and outline the role of religion in the lives of this group.
10. 230 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2012 · Paper 2Select TWO indigenous groups, ONE from Category 1 (Aztec, Inca, Maya) and ONE from Category 2 (Kalinago, Taino, Tupi). For the two groups selected, compare the MAIN features of their political and social organization.
11. 230 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2013 · Paper 2Select ONE of the indigenous groups in the Americas (Incas, Aztecs, or Mayas) and discuss the view that the selected group demonstrated an advanced level of social organization in the pre-Columbian period.
12. 330 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2Select ONE of the indigenous groups in the Americas (Kalinago, Taino, or Tupi) and discuss the political, social and economic organization of their society prior to the arrival of the Spaniards.
13. 230 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2015 · Paper 2Select ONE of the mainland indigenous groups: (i) Aztec, (ii) Inca, (iii) Maya. Assess the view that the selected group displayed advanced levels of political and economic organization in the pre-Columbian period.
14. 230 marks· CAPE History Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2Select ONE indigenous group in the Americas (The Incas, The Aztecs, or The Mayas) and discuss the view that the chosen group was effective in administering its political and economic life.