Sarah Baartman

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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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/sarah-baartman

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. When was Sarah Baartman born?Circa 1789
2. Where was Sarah Baartman born?Cape Colony, Southern Africa (near the Gamtoos River)
3. When did Sarah Baartman die?December 29, 1815, in Paris, France
4. What is the arrived in london?1810
5. What is the exhibition name?Hottentot Venus

Khoikhoi: Indigenous pastoralist people of southwestern Africa, whose name was distorted by European colonizers.
Steatopygia: A physiological trait characterized by the accumulation of fat in the buttocks and thighs, common in some African populations.
Colonial Exploitation: The practice of subjugating and exploiting the resources and people of colonized territories for the benefit of the colonizing power.
Dehumanization: The process of stripping individuals or groups of their human qualities, often to justify mistreatment or violence.