Flag of South Africa

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/flag-of-south-africa

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of official adoption?April 27, 1994
2. What is the designer?Frederick Brownell
3. What does the South African flag look like?The flag has horizontal stripes of red, blue, and white, a green Y shape in the middle, a black triangle inside the Y, and thin yellow bands around the triangle.
4. Why is it called the Rainbow Flag?It is called the Rainbow Flag because it has six bright colors that look like a rainbow.

Multiracial Democracy: A form of government where people of all races have equal rights and can participate in elections.
Heraldry: The study and design of coats of arms, flags, and other symbols.
Amalgamation: The process of combining or uniting different things.