Paper 2 · Early Societies in Southern Africa
Name the Iron Age area of specialisation that produced clay pots for cooking food and storing grain.
Model answer
pottery
Also accepted: pottery making, potting, pot making, clay pot making
Explanation: Pottery was one of the recognised Iron Age specialisations, alongside iron smelting and smithing, gold working, weaving and basketry, stone masonry and salt making.
Derived from ZIMSEC Heritage Studies 4006/2 Paper 2, November 2021, Q1