The Bantu migrations had a vast influence on the development of Africa. The Bantu peoples passed on many concepts to the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa. Originating from Nigeria in the Niger River Valley‚ the Bantu migrated south and then spread to both the east and west. The Bantu laid the foundation for Sub-Saharan African societies. They spread agriculture‚ animal domestication‚ iron metallurgy‚ and cultural development throughout southern Africa. Various forms of government have developed as a result
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“Two Heads are Better than One” Allia Hoisington History 101 Professor Emmons Everyone is familiar with the term‚ “Two heads are better than one”. Of course‚ applying this expression‚ as most people know‚ can be helpful with efficiency and time management. This phrase becomes a simple form of terminology that is tossed around carelessly in everyday life. However‚ consider the assistance it aids to that of a historian or archeologist. Reflect on the challenges these individuals face
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The Bantu People The Bantu people are known as the 60 million African Americans who speak the Bantu language throughout Africa. Bantu-speaking people can be found in Rwanda‚ Angola‚ Burundi‚ Zimbabwe‚ and South Africa‚ among other nations in the southern part of Africa. Many believe that Bantu tribes probably began migrating from Northern Africa around 3‚000 BCE. They most likely brought an assortment of skills with them such as the ability to farm‚ and work metals. Migration continued until around
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LESSON PLAN GRADE 11 HISTORY. TOPIC: BANTU MIGRATIONS INTO CENTRAL AFRICA BEFORE 1800. OBJECTIVES: Pupils should be able to: Define the term “ Bantu” Define the term “ Migration” Explain the origin of the Bantu. Explain the causes of the migration and settlement of the Bantu Describe the ways of life of the Bantu. ORIGIN Bantu is a common term used to refer to the over 400 different ethnic groups of Africa stretching from south of the Sahara desert to South Africa that have similar
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The Bantu speakers were one of the earliest Africans‚ skilled at farming‚ hunting‚ and gathering‚ who probably began their migrations from the rain forest near what is now the Nigeria-Cameroon border. Bantu growth was carried out by small groups that made a series of short journies over time in response to economic or environmental circumstances. Some anthropologists believe that the Khoisan speakers were peacefully taken in rather than conquered by the Bantu. Others argue that the Khoisan‚ because
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ORIGIN AND EXPANSION OF THE BANTU Bantu is used as a general label for the 300-600 ethnic groups in Africa who speak the Bantu languages‚ distributed from Cameroon east across central Africa and eastern Africa to Southern Africa. The bantu family is fragmented into hundreds of individual groups‚ none of them larger than a few million people (the largest being the Zulu with some 10 million).The bantu language-Swahili with its 5-10 million speakers is of super-regional importance as tens of millions
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Bantu Migration of the Bantu people throughout Africa The Bantu migrations had a vast influence on the development of the African Continent. They inhabited regions embracing the eastern part of modern Nigeria and the southern part of Cameroon. They settled mostly along the bank of the rivers. They specialized in agriculture‚ animal domestication‚ iron metallurgy and cultural development throughout South Africa. The Bantu people mainly cultivated yams and oil palms‚ but they wore
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Bantu: The People The Bantu can erroneously be defined as an ethnic group or group of people. However‚ Bantu is a language family that is a derivative of the Niger/Congo language group. The influence of the Bantu language and its cultural impacts in Africa are astronomical. After the Bantu migration‚ their culture and language spread through Africa. According to the Cambridge Review‚ “The Bantu language contains hundreds of languages that are spoken by 120 million Africans in Angola‚ the Congo
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Bantu Migration The Bantu migration occurred as early as 3000 BCE and it provided the basis for most of the African languages and it spread iron-working and agriculture in the Sub-Saharan region of Africa. The significance of the Bantu migration is that it basically formed Africa to what it is today. The spread of new technologies and the Bantus’ culture‚ made most of the African languages descending from Bantu origins. The result of the Bantu migration overall was the spread of new techniques
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Running Head: WELL CHILD CARE FOR A REFUGEE SOMALI BANTU FAMILY Well Child Care for a Somali Bantu Family Community This project consisted of the Somali Bantu refugees living in the Tennessee Village Community in Nashville‚ TN. Within this population set‚ the subset includes families with children aged 12 months and younger. It is estimated that 8-12‚000 Somali Bantu will to arrive in the US in the 2003-2004 year (USDS:IIP‚ 2003). Of this 8-12‚000 refugees‚ the students of Belmont
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