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Early Southern Africans: The Impact of European Influence on Culture and Trade

The early inhabitants of Southern Africa were primarily hunters and gatherers. As other groups migrated south, they introduced iron tools, changing the landscape of local societies. The arrival of Europeans marked a pivotal shift in trade dynamics, moving power from central routes to coastal regions. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to explore the area, followed by the Dutch, who established a permanent settlement at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652. Subsequently, the British assumed control in the 1800s, affecting local cultures and economies, including the outlawing of slavery and the boom in gold and diamond trade.

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Early Southern Africans: The Impact of European Influence on Culture and Trade

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  1. Early Southern Africans • The early people in southern Africa were hunters and gatherers • Eventually as other groups migrated south they brought with them iron tools

  2. European Influence • As the Europeans began trading with the peoples of Africa the power shifted from central trade routs to the coast • This led to the decline in many of the great interior empires in Africa

  3. European Influence • Portuguese • The first Europeans to explore Southern Africa • Set up bases stop while on their way to Asia

  4. The Dutch • First Europeans to set up permanent settlements • 1652 established a trading station at the Cape of Good Hope; The Cape colony • Also used by the Dutch as stopping place for ships on their way to Asia

  5. The Afrikaners and Boers • Other Europeans also settled in Southern Africa • Afrikaners- descendants of the French, Dutch, and German settlers • Afrikaans- language of the Afrikaners that mixed European and African languages

  6. In 1800s the British took control of the Cape colony • Boers- Afrikaner farmers who resisted the British • Some packed up and moved into the interior of Africa

  7. Late Colonial History • 1830s slavery is outlawed in the British Empire • Trading in ivory was in demand until the elephant population was virtually wiped out • 1860s trade shifted to gold and diamonds

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