Please see information for each topic.
Videos on how to use databases are under the training videos tab.
There is a selection of books on Short loans see under History. This is only a guideline, please use our library catalogue to search for other books. Books on Short loans (Upper level next to the Information Desk – allowed to use only in the library 3 books for 3 hours at a time)
Also search for journal articles. Use databases Academic Search Premier and JSTOR with each topic.
Short loans under HISTORY 114 SWART & HISTORY 114 KOTZE
Assignments: History 114 Prof Sandra Swart
Due date: 25 March 2024
Topic 1: Agricultural revolution
Short loans BOOKS
Use keywords for book searches and databases Academic Search Premier & Google Scholar and JSTOR
Hunter gatherers
Domestication of animals
Neolithic revolution
Short loans BOOKS
Use keywords for book searches and databases Academic Search Premier & Google Scholar and JSTOR
Keywords:
Piltdown
Fraud AND archeology
"Human origins"
Topic 5: Black Death
Short loans BOOKS
Use keywords for book searches and databases Academic Search Premier & Google Scholar and JSTOR
bubonic plague
black death
Topic 6: Colonisation
eg. UNESCO General History of Africa Vol VII
Also two Encyclopedias on the lower level green disk shelves:
Short loans BOOKS
SEE also Yellow disk shelves lower level shelf number 960 General History books on Africa
Use keywords in databases Academic Search Premier & Google Scholar and JSTOR
Keywords:
Imperialism and history
Colonialism and history
Colonialism and reasons
Colonialism and causes
Colonisation AND Africa
Topic 6: Scramble for Africa
Short loans BOOKS
Books on Reference: R960.3 , Green discs
Books on open shelves: 960.3, Yellow discs
Use keywords in databases Academic Search Premier & Google Scholar and JSTOR
"Berlin conference"
Africa
colonisation
imperialism
"scramble for Africa"
Topic 8: Globalization
Short loans BOOKS
Use keywords in databases Academic Search Premier & Google Scholar and JSTOR
globalisation AND politics
globalisation AND culture
globalization AND technology
globalisation AND economy
Search the library catalogue
globalization
Globalization and history
See the links to the databases down under