The Kikuyu Mishal Lalani The Bantu tribe The Kikuyu Mishal Lalani

Contents page Who are the bantu people Push factors Pull factors Causes of migration History Impact positive Impact negative Pictures video Bibliography Contents page

Who are the Bantu people The Bantu people refers to a group of over 400 cultures. They are united because of the languages they speak are the same. The term bantu means people. Who are the Bantu people

Push factors War Natural disasters Drought Religious and political reasons Spread of diseases Overpopulated Attacks from others Push factors

Pull factors Peace Less threat from nature and good weather Easier to find land to grow crops Less diseases Better food supply Less populated Political/ Religious freedom Pull factors

Causes of migration Drought and famine Population increase Constant attacks Tribal conflict Diseases Search for fertile land Group influence Love for adventure Need for water and pasture Causes of migration

The Bantu people were from West Africa 3000 years a go The Bantu people were from West Africa 3000 years a go. They migrated to a rainforest near the Congo river. They lived in small village and farmed near the river bank. Then they moved again to Southern Africa because they had limited space for farming and they had better suited place for growing crops. The Bantu speakers moved to the west coast of Southern Africa and also East Africa . The land was better suited because they could plant their crops properly and their livestock could come with them.   History

Impact positive Introduction of iron working Introduction of new crops   The absorbed other tribes They introduced centralized administration permanent homes subsistence agriculture Impact positive

Impact negative The Bantu migration led to depopulation There was loss of culture due to cultural absorption There was transformation of languages into new ones The Bantu lost fluids when they were migrating because they walked to the places so it took a long time to get to that place Impact negative

pictures

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ASNwkx1q3w Video

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