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The Bantu Migration

Bantu Migration Create a diagram like this one on your paper. Evidence Theories for migration .

LEQs: Who are the Bantu? What evidence can we look at to support the idea of the Bantu migration? What physical features would have enticed the Bantu to settle down as they migrated across Africa?

Who are the Bantu? People who originated in region of present-day Cameroon and Nigeria About 1000 BC a massive migration began Continued for about 2000 years Is considered the largest human migration in history

Bantu Migration Largest migration in the history of the world Period of 2000 years

What type of evidence might archeologists look at to determine that the people began to move?

Evidence of migration… Linguistic Pottery Iron Mastered sailing technology Study of languages in Africa show similarities with the mother tougue originally spoken in West Africa. There are some 450 known languages in the Bantu family. Pottery – similar pottery technology in southern, eastern, and western Africa. Iron Age farmers were skilled pot makers and decorated their pots with grooves and patterns. Related groups of peoples used similar styles of decoration. There is little or no evidence of iron working in east and south Africa before the arrival of the Bantu suggesting that new technology was spread by the migrants.

Based on your own knowledge of other ancient civilizations and migrations, why do you think the Bantu began to migrate?

Different theories of migration Population expansion Lack of resources Changes in climate Finding better places to live

Bantu Migration

Comparing these two maps, what physical features do you think would have enticed the Bantu to settle down as they migrated across Africa?

Fresh water and fertile soil.

Make sure your notes include the following … Bantu Migration Evidence: Linguistic Pottery Iron Mastered sailing Theories for migration: Climate changes Population growth Lack of resources Better place

Who are the Bantu today? Today they are known more as a language group than as a distinct ethnic group Today there are more than 60 million people who speak Bantu as their native language. Swahili is the most widely spoken Bantu language, which is a mixture of Bantu and Arabic languages They live primarily in the regions that straddle the equator and southward into southern Africa

Words to know … Bantu Migration Archaeology Artifacts Linguistic

Words to know … Entice – to lead on by exciting hope or desire Bantu – people who migrated from Cameroon throughout central and south Africa … known as largest human migration in history Migration – the process of moving from one area to another Archaeology – the study of historic and prehistoric people and cultures Artifacts – objects produced or shaped by humans and of historical interest Linguistic – of or belonging to language