Topic 1.3 Population Growth & Ethnolinguistic Diversity

Define Hunter-gatherers

People kept on the move by their method of subsistence, which involves following game & tracking down plant foods as they ripen.

Explain how climate and domestication of crops and livestock impacted settlements on the continent

Climate impacted settlements by leaving behind humid conditions that fostered population growth after the ice age. The summer moons on rains led to the first domesticated crops which helped with hunger & population & as northern Africa dried up, civilizations formed along the nile river & valleys, formed the rise of ancient egypt.

What geographic features do Egypt, Nubia, and Aksum have in common?

They all have the nile river right by them. All are pretty much built on the bank.

When did the Bantu expansion occur? What is the significance?

It occurred between 3500 B.C.E. & 1100 C.E. The movement reshaped the cultural geography of the continent.

When did the initial dispersion of the Bantu start and what were the presumed causes of its migration?

A. Around 3500 B.C.E.

B. Climate change along the Sahara and the drying of the grasslands

Describe the movements of the first wave of bantu migrants

The first wave saw migrants head east into the Congo forest region & then south greater lakes region & on to present-day Uganda, Kenya, & Tanzania

Describe the movements of the second wave of the bantu migration

They trekked south across central west Africa through modern-day Gabon, the democratic republic of the Congo, & Angola, eventually terminating in the modern-day south Africa. Also some traveled south tributaries of the Congo river.

What was the impact of the Bantu expansion on agriculture, technology, and language?

The migration extended Bantu languages, crops, agricultural know-how, & iron-working technology into central, southern, & southeastern Africa. Also introduced migrants to the customs of the foragers, herders, & hunter-gatherers. Diffusion helped some local communities adopt new technology Bantu.

How were the Bantu Organized? What did their social structure look like?

They were a linguistic group, who lived in a loose political formations, or clans, organized by lineage.

How did the Bantu expansion affect the linguistic diversity of West and Central Africa?

Modern Bantu speak ___ distinct Bantu languages and incorporate ___ different ethnic groups

Today, approximately one in three Africans is Bantu speaking & the Bantu are a very mixed & culturally diverse people who live in different african societies

A. 500

B. 400