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 Guyana are: Fort Nassau
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 Berbice 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 history of Guyana?
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Homework
Write a paragraph describing a Fort of your choice.
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