1. Bantu Migrations and the Trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean Trading Systems

2. I. Bantu Migrations (800 BCE – 1000 CE)
Who are the Bantus???
Bantus - a group of people speaking one of a family of languages with similar social characteristics
Lived around Western Africa (present day Niger)
Why migrate???
Overpopulation caused by ???

4. I. Bantu Migrations (800 BCE – 1000 CE)
How did it occur???
2 Possibilities
Violent…
Peaceful…
Impact of Migration
Brought ??? AND ??? To eastern and southern Africa
Brought ??? to east Africa
Bantu culture …
90% of all languages …
****Spread population to S. and E. Africa****

5. Bantu Migrations

6. II. Trans-Saharan Trade Routes (800 – 1500)
II. Trans-Saharan Trade Routes (800 – 1500) ***Routes existed prior to 800 but this is the period when the trade was most important***
Involved trade of ???
??? was traded for ??? in sub-Saharan Africa
Gold was sent North across Sahara to ???
What made this possible???
Impact
Creation of ???
Kingdom of Ghana
Mali Empire
Songhai Empire

9. III. Indian Ocean Trading System (1 – 1600)
III. Indian Ocean Trading System (1 – 1600) ***1600 – Introduction of European dominance***
Stretched from ??? to ???
Three distinct regions of trade
South China Sea
East India / South East Asia
West India / East Africa / Persian Gulf

11. III. Indian Ocean Trading System (1 – 1600)
III. Indian Ocean Trading System (1 – 1600) ***1600 – Introduction of European dominance***
Impact
Diffusion of ???
Intermarriage
Compared to Silk Road …
Volume …
Variety …