Bantu Peoples Spread Farming Across Southern Africa
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Language, Linguistics, Philology, Agriculture
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Farms, Farming, Rural Life, Barbarians, Nomads, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: African History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Date: c. 400 -c. 300
Article abstract: The movement of the Kusi Bantu across the eastern and southern parts of Africa spread a variety of agricultural practices, as well as the Bantu languages.
Summary of Event
Between 400 b.c.e. and 300 c.e., a process of population relocation was under way in southern and south-central Africa, initiated by Bantu communities. This population movement and resettlement was a continuation of the expansion of Bantu communities within eastern Africa beginning around 1000 b.c.e. Several factors contributed to these demographic shifts among the...
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