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The Bantu MigrationThe Bantu Migration
People on the Move
• What is Migration?– Permanent move to new place; a pattern in
human culture
• Is this different from Immigration?– Yes. Immigration is the movement from one
country to another, and it is not always a pattern in human culture.
People on the Move
• Causes of Migration– Causes of migration are push-pull factors.
These are conditions that push people out of an area or pull them in.
– Examples:• War/political oppression• Poverty or Poor economic development • Geographic Hardships
People on the Move
• What is the easiest way to trace migration?– One way to trace migration is to study how
languages spread – Africa has many complex language families,
but they are all decedents of the Bantu language.
Massive Migrations
• Who were the Bantu-speaking peoples?– Early Africans who spread
culture and language
• Where did the Bantu-speaking people originally live?– In savanna south of Sahara
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Massive Migrations
• Bantu-speaking Peoples
• Where are they now?– Southeastern Nigeria
• What does the word Bantu mean?– “The people”
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/cia08/nigeria_sm_2008.gif
Massive Migrations
• When did the Bantu Migration begin?
• Bantu speakers migrate south and east starting about 3000 B.C.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bantu_migration
Massive Migrations
• Migration Begins• What type of farming
did they live by?– Nomadic Farming and
Herding.• What does Nomadic Mean?
- moving from one place to another based on the supply of food.
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Massive Migrations
• Why did the Bantu speakers move?– In order to find
farmland & flee the growing Sahara
http://www.yorku.ca/kdenning/+3510%202005-6/bantu%20migration%20000f2413.gif
Massive Migrations
• What were the causes of the Bantu Migration?– Finding Farmland– Finding resources such as wood and Iron Ore
• How successful was the Bantu migration?– Within 1,500 years they reach southern tip of
Africa
Ethnic Groups
• What is an Ethnic Group?
- people who share a common and distinctive culture, heritage, and language.
• What is a religious group?– A religious group are people who share a
common religion only. They do not have to share a common culture.
Religion
• What is traditional Religion?
- may include worship of ancestors, spirits, gods, animals, land inanimate objects, and / or natural phenomena.
• What is the predominant religion in Africa?– In Africa the predominate religion is Islam.– The Bantu and Ashanti predominately
practice a traditional religion.
Religion
• The difference between these two is the Ashanti is a mixture of spiritual and supernatural powers, while the Bantu is a belief of power of ancestors in everyday life.
• For the Swahili, Islam is the predominant religion, although there may be some traditional elements in some areas blended with Islam.