NSSCO History 6138 study guide
NSSCO History 6138 · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
NSSCO History 6138 is the Ordinary Level History syllabus of Namibia's senior secondary curriculum, normally taken in the final two years of secondary schooling and examined by written papers that mix source-based, structured and extended-response questions. It suits school candidates completing the NSSCO, private candidates registering through the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, and anyone needing a recognised school-leaving history qualification for further study, teacher training or public-sector entry. The NSSCO History 6138 study guide has 6 sections and about 1,841 words.
01Namibia and Southern Africa in the 19th century: pre-colonial societies, trade, migration and the onset of colonial rule
This domain covers southern African societies and the beginnings of colonial rule up to 1884. You must explain how Ovambo, Herero, Nama, Damara, San and Oorlam communities produced food, traded and governed, and why Germany annexed South West Africa.
323 words, about 2 min02Colonial rule, resistance and the making of modern Namibia, c.1884-1945
This domain covers German colonial rule, African resistance, the 1904-1908 genocide, and South African administration under the League of Nations mandate up to 1945. You need to connect colonial land and labour policies with resistance and with Namibia's later international status.
333 words, about 2 min03Namibia's liberation struggle, nationalism and independence, 1945-1990
This domain covers nationalism, armed struggle and diplomacy from 1945 to independence in 1990. You must explain how SWAPO, churches, workers, exiles and international institutions combined to end South African rule.
301 words, about 2 min04Africa and the wider world: the Scramble for Africa, imperialism and decolonisation
This domain examines the Scramble for Africa and decolonisation. You must explain why European powers partitioned Africa in the late nineteenth century and why the colonial order collapsed after 1945.
285 words, about 1 min05International relations and conflicts of the 20th century, including the two World Wars and the Cold War
This domain covers the two World Wars and the Cold War, with attention to their impact on Africa and Namibia. You must explain causes, consequences and links between global conflict and decolonisation.
307 words, about 2 min06Historical skills: source analysis, interpretation, chronology, causation and historiography
This domain tests historical method: source analysis, interpretation, chronology, causation and historiography. You must use evidence, explain provenance and evaluate competing accounts rather than simply retell events.
292 words, about 1 min