Bushmen Research Paper
Bushmen
The oldest inhabitants of southern Africa are the Bushmen, they have lived there for over 20,000 years. Their home is in the area of the Kalahari desert which covers part of South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. They are called Bushman, Basarwa (in Botswana), San (in Namibia and South Africa), Khoikhoi, Khoisan and Bantu. The Bushmen are worhispers of the moon. They believe that when people and animals die they come back in the form of stars. They believe if you abuse the environment, you will be punished by a higher being so they never take more from the land than they need to survive. They also believe in gods and spirits that take many forms of a snake or a vulture and other forms living among the as Bushmen. The Bushmen express their beliefs through their art. …show more content…
One of the rituals that is passed down, is teaching the young boys how to track an antelope. The young boy is considered an adult after he kills his first antelope with an arrow. The Bushmen appetite is for both animals and vegetables, anything that is available. Their meat includes bucks, zebras, porcupines, hares, lions, giraffes, fish, insects, tortoises, flying ants and snakes, to hyenas, eat ostrich eggs and their favorite food being the elephants feet and honey. They eat over 100 different plants and they roast or boil there meat over a
The oldest inhabitants of southern Africa are the Bushmen, they have lived there for over 20,000 years. Their home is in the area of the Kalahari desert which covers part of South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Botswana. They are called Bushman, Basarwa (in Botswana), San (in Namibia and South Africa), Khoikhoi, Khoisan and Bantu. The Bushmen are worhispers of the moon. They believe that when people and animals die they come back in the form of stars. They believe if you abuse the environment, you will be punished by a higher being so they never take more from the land than they need to survive. They also believe in gods and spirits that take many forms of a snake or a vulture and other forms living among the as Bushmen. The Bushmen express their beliefs through their art. …show more content…
One of the rituals that is passed down, is teaching the young boys how to track an antelope. The young boy is considered an adult after he kills his first antelope with an arrow. The Bushmen appetite is for both animals and vegetables, anything that is available. Their meat includes bucks, zebras, porcupines, hares, lions, giraffes, fish, insects, tortoises, flying ants and snakes, to hyenas, eat ostrich eggs and their favorite food being the elephants feet and honey. They eat over 100 different plants and they roast or boil there meat over a