Unit 3 Bantu Migrations Nat Geo Text

What agricultural revolution begin in Central Africa 10,000 years ago?

• people began gathering plants for food

• people began growing crops for food

What migration began about 2000 B.C.?

• Bantu Migration

• The Great Migration

Where did the Bantu people migrate?

• From South Africa north to the Sahara Desert

• From Central Africa south and east

What to people bring with them when they migrate? Mark all that are correct.

• Their cultural traits and skills

• Their knowledge of iron working

Why were other tribal groups forced to move or become part of the Bantu culture?

• Because they wanted new ideas

• Because the Bantu had iron weapons and could force them.

Dis the Bantu completely destroy the cultures of the people they conquered?

• yes

• no

How many ethnic groups groups today are ancestors of the Bantu?

• Over 400 ethnic groups

• Less than 50 ethnic groups

How many Bantu languages are there today?

• 50

• 450

How many people speak Swahili today?

• 35 million

• 10 million

Where in Africa is Swahili mostly spoken?

• West Africa

• East Africa