Bantu Migrations and the Trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean Trading Systems
I. Bantu Migrations (800 BCE – 1000 CE) Who are the Bantus??? Bantus - a group of people speaking one of a family of languages with similar social characteristics Lived around Western Africa (present day Niger) Why migrate??? Overpopulation caused by ???
I. Bantu Migrations (800 BCE – 1000 CE) How did it occur??? 2 Possibilities Violent… Peaceful… Impact of Migration Brought ??? AND ??? To eastern and southern Africa Brought ??? to east Africa Bantu culture … 90% of all languages … ****Spread population to S. and E. Africa****
Bantu Migrations
II. Trans-Saharan Trade Routes (800 – 1500) II. Trans-Saharan Trade Routes (800 – 1500) ***Routes existed prior to 800 but this is the period when the trade was most important*** Involved trade of ??? ??? was traded for ??? in sub-Saharan Africa Gold was sent North across Sahara to ??? What made this possible??? Impact Creation of ??? Kingdom of Ghana Mali Empire Songhai Empire
III. Indian Ocean Trading System (1 – 1600) III. Indian Ocean Trading System (1 – 1600) ***1600 – Introduction of European dominance*** Stretched from ??? to ??? Three distinct regions of trade South China Sea East India / South East Asia West India / East Africa / Persian Gulf
III. Indian Ocean Trading System (1 – 1600) III. Indian Ocean Trading System (1 – 1600) ***1600 – Introduction of European dominance*** Impact Diffusion of ??? Intermarriage Compared to Silk Road … Volume … Variety …