Newcomers Bring Changes

 

Topic 3.3: Newcomers bring changes

The new comers who came to Namibia around 1800

 Explorers

 Traders

 Hunters

 Missionaries

Explain why European explorers, traders, hunters and missionaries came to Namibia around 

1800

1. Why explorers came to Namibia?

 To study and draw maps about Namibia

 To know the people and their cultures

 To find out natural resources of Namibia.

2. Why traders came to Namibia?

 They came for business

 They traded guns for cattle, sheep and other items

 Hunted elephants and rhinos for ivory

 Hunted other animals for leather and ostrich for feathers.

3. Why missionaries came to Namibia?

 The main aim is to teach about the Christian religion.

 Started schools to teach people how to read and write.

 They taught new skills in farming, art, building houses,.