MINISTRY OF EDUCATION.

PRIMARY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMME

GRADE SIX WORKSHEET TERM 3

SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES.

LESSON: 1 Week 3

Name:______Date:______

FACTS/TIPS: Topic: Forts and Monuments.  A fort is a strong building or a place with a wall or fence around it where persons can stay and be safe from their enemies.  A fort is a strongly built structure or set of structures used to

defend important places e.g. settlements, towns, and crossings.  Some forts found in are:

 A fort built to defend the Dutch settlements.  Abraham Van Pere, a Dutchman, who got permission from the Dutch West Indian Company, built Fort Nassau.  Fort Nassau was built in the year, 1627.

 It was built fifty miles up the River.

Fort Zeelandia

 Fort Zeelandia was the first Dutch Administrative Headquarters. It was built on Fort Island in the Essequibo River.  Fort Island was once the Dutch capital in the colony of Essequibo. It was built in 1744.

Fort Kyk-over-al

 Fort Kyk-Over-Al was a Dutch Fort in the colony of Essequibo. It was constructed in 1616 at the intersection of the Essequibo, Cuyuni and Mazaruni Rivers.  It once served as the centre for the Dutch administration of the county, but now only ruins are left. The name Kyk-Over-Al derives from the Dutch for "See -over -all", a reference to the commanding view of the river from the fort.

ON YOUR OWN 1. What is Fort? ______

2. Name two Forts in Guyana. ______

3. Write two reasons why Forts were built. ______

4. Match the picture to the name of the Fort.

Fort Name

Fort Kyk-over-al

Fort Nassau

Fort Zeelandia

Complete the table below.

Fort Year it was built. Where it was built? Fort Zeelandia

Fort Nassau

Fort Kyk-over-al

8. Why are Forts important to the ?

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Homework

Write a paragraph describing a Fort of your choice.

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