Bantu Migrations Quiz

What was the primary evidence for the Bantu expansion?

• Linguistic evidence

• Genetic evidence

• Historical evidence

• Archaeological evidence

Where was the linguistic core of the Bantu family of languages located?

• South Africa

• Angola

• Democratic Congo

• Modern Cameroon and Eastern Nigeria

When did the Bantu expansion reach South Africa?

What did the Bantu people adopt from other peoples they encountered?

• Iron usage

• Hunting techniques

• Agriculture

• Livestock husbandry

Where did the Bantu-speaking communities reach by around 500 BCE?

• Central Angola

• Great Zimbabwe

• Modern South Africa

• The Great Lakes of East Africa

What was the capital of the Kingdom of Zimbabwe?

• South Africa

• Democratic Congo

• Angola

• Great Zimbabwe

What was the primary feature of the walls of Great Zimbabwe?

• Constructed with mortar

• Over 10 meters high

• Built with bricks

• Constructed without mortar

When did the construction of Great Zimbabwe begin?

• 500 BCE

• 1100 CE

• 11th century

• 1000 CE

What was the primary reason for the emergence of Bantu-speaking states?

• Increased trade with European, Swahili and Arab traders

• New techniques in the political-spiritual ritualization of royalty

• Denser population and more specialized divisions of labor

• Technological developments in economic activity

Who initially had trouble attributing Great Zimbabwe to black Africans?

• Museum Board of Trustees

• Colonial/Racist ideologies

• Archaeologist Paul Sinclair

• The government