Ancient Civilization: The Bantu And The Indo-Europeans

Although we may not realize, Ancient civilizations actually have a huge impact on the modern society. The Bantu and the Indo-Europeans, two similar yet different ancient civilizations occurring both around 4000 BCE to 1000 BCE changed the course of history through migrations. Although very different these two groups are also similar in the ways such as in the way they conducted their migrations and technologies. These migrations spread culture and practices through land in which helped form the world into what we know it as today. Indo-Europeans were a group a people originated from Ukraine/Southern Russia. This group slowly dispersed through Europe and Asia and to other regions including India, Mesopotamia, and China. Migrations of these
They cultivated barley and millet. The herding of cattle, sheep, and goats was also practiced. As time moved on, the population of the Indo-Europeans also increased. The amount of land and resources had become too little to support such a big population. This led to conflicts and so eventually small groups of Indo-Europeans people left homeland in search of more resources. One of the most important achievements of the Indo-Europeans was the domestication of the horse. This domestication allowed the Indo Europeans to greatly increase their military and transportation skills. The domestication of horses furthermore eventually resulted in the invention of a chariot faster and more agile than the bulky ones of Mesopotamia. Another achievement greatly increased the military of the Indo-Europeans. With horses and chariots, the Indo-Europeans spread through ancient world efficiently. Originally Indo-Europeans, Hittites another ancient group developed the use of iron metallurgy. This technology allowed
The Bantu people spread through western, southern, and eastern Africa. The Bantu began migrations because of many reasons. At first, the Bantu experienced a population boom. The population of the Bantu region was increasing dramatically. This caused resource to become less due to the increase of population and the Bantu region experienced famine. Moreover, the Bantu constantly received attacks from the Arabians and Nile Valley people. In conclusion, the small groups of Bantu people migrated to search for more fertile land. The Bantu used canoes for transport of the migrations. These canoes allowed the Bantu to leapfrog over established communities and continue their way in search of better place for themselves. These migrations were also greatly supported by the possession of iron technology. Iron technology allowed Bantu to produce more effective weapons and produce better tools for clearing and cultivating land. This allowed them to spread quickly. The main effect of Bantu migrations were that they introduced the idea of agriculture into the southern, eastern, and western Africa. They spread agriculture through places that were less advanced than them. Like the Indo-Europeans, the Bantu also spread language and technology into other communities. In times of migration, the Bantu introduced iron technologies to the other communities. This idea of iron technology greatly increased the