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The Bantu Migration

The Bantu Migration. Create a diagram like this one on your paper. . Bantu Migration. Evidence . . . Theories for migration . . . . LEQs:. Who are the Bantu? What evidence can we look at to support the idea of the Bantu migration?

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The Bantu Migration

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  1. The Bantu Migration

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

  3. 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?

  4. 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

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

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

  7. Evidence of migration… • Linguistic • Pottery • Iron • Mastered sailing technology

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

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

  10. Bantu Migration

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

  12. Fresh water and fertile soil.

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Words to know … • Bantu • Migration • Archaeology • Artifacts • Linguistic

  16. 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

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