Bantu Flashcard

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Besides warfare, why might having the knowledge of iron be beneficial to the Bantu in a forest environment?

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Iron tools for cutting through the jungle

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Why is the Bantu migration so important in the study of Africa?

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The Bantu migration brought language and iron tools across Africa and allowed for better living conditions.

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What technology was spread by the Bantu?

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iron

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What part of Africa did the Bantu migration spread to?

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Eastern and Southern

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The Bantu-speaking people migrated because they were looking for ?

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better farmland and better grazing.

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What did the Bantu-speaking people spread across Africa as they migrated?

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their language and culture.

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What is one of the most important effects of the Bantu migrations?

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The creation of linguistic similarities across sub-Saharan Africa

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What caused the Bantu migration? Options: sixty million people speak a Bantu language, trade cities developed along the coast of Africa, population increases put pressure on agriculture, techniques for herding and cultivating spread

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population increases put pressure on agriculture

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Which of the following is an example of positive interactions the Bantu had with their environment?
The Bantu were able to cultivate maize in various locations.
The Bantu were successful at building causeways.
The Bantu were able to cultivate bananas in rain forests and they became staple crops.
The Bantu were able to cultivate oranges in various locations.

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The Bantu were able to cultivate bananas in rain forests and they became staple crops.

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Why did the Bantu people move so frequently when they used the slash and burn method?

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The slash and burn method exhausted nutrients from the soil and it required them to move.