Transcript Effects of the Bantu Migration PPT

Effects of the
Bantu Migration
Joanna Tan
4A
Who are the Bantu?
 Sub-Saharan
Africa
 Bantu language
 Traveled
 Subtle
Bantu Migration
 One
of many significant migrations
 A few reasons for migration
 Lasting effects
Reasons for Migration
 Agriculture
and domestication
 Epidemics
 Famine
 Population
increase
 External forces
Bantu Migration’s Positive
Effects
 Metallurgy
 New
crops
 Assimilation into new cultures
Bantu Migration’s Negative
Effects
 Loss
of culture
 Language “transformations”
 Depopulation
Comparing and Contrasting
Migrations
 Huns
Migration
 Germanic Migration
 Indo-Aryan Migration
Controversial
Comparisons: Huns Migration
 More
fierce
 Western Migration, then China
 4th Century C.E.
Comparisons: Germanic
Migration
 Displacement
 Competition
with the Huns
 Split into kingdoms
Indo-Europeans
 Indo-Ayrans
 Controversial
migration
 Major impact like Bantus
 Metallurgy
 Extinction?
Let’s Review
 Who
are the Bantu?
 Bantu Migration
 Other important migrations
 Controversies
 Similarities
Citations
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http://www.arshabodha.org/HinduDharma/Lctr2.2%20_kjs_
AryanMigration.pdf
www.elateafrica.org
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/india/history/aryan.htm
http://gossamerstrands.com/Hist100/lecture4.htm
A History of Africa
AP World History: Essential Coursebook