Khan Academy: Cause and Effect of Human Migration

Why do people migrate?

• Economics

• Politics

• Religion

• All of these and more

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

• During the Bantu migration, the people refused to intermarry with Arabs or Muslims

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

• The migration was a force of action by the African government in the North

• The migration led to the first settlements in the Sahara

What technology was spread by the Bantu

• iron

• compass

• camel saddles

• yams

What part of Africa did the Bantu migration spread to?

• Eastern and Northern

• Eastern and Southern

• Northern and Southern

• Southern and Central

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

• Christianity.
• bronze making skills.
• Islam.  
• their language and culture.

What caused the Bantu migration?

• 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

Traditional Polynesian boats were called ___________ canoes.

• Surfing

• Rafting

• Kayak

• Outrigger

What is NOT something Pacific Islander would bring with them to a new island?

• Pigs

• Taro

• Horses

• Breadfruit

• Chickens

An example of a pull factor of migratioon would be

• Flood
• Scarce food
• Rival tribe
• Good soil for crops

How did archeologists know that the Bantu language derived in West Africa?

• Bantu people used iron tools and weapons and they were about to track it in Sub-saharan Africa

• Bantu people had a written history that was discovered during escavations in south Africa

• Bantu people remained in West Africa, allowing archeologists to interview and document their history and culture