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Climate: As many would like to believe the continent of Africa is not all about thick jungles. Do Now/ TTYN: Examine the map provided in your notes packet, identify the variety of features that occupy 1/5 of all Earth’s land surface- Africa. Movement: As we have already learned, the movement of people and goods has a definite impact of the development of civilizations. Do Now/ TTYN: Referring again to your notes packet, identify how geography has affected the development of the continent Africa. Be sure to identify specific geographical attributes such as mountains, rivers, deserts, etc…

Natural Resources: Since ancient times, Africa’s mineral wealth has spurred trade and has promoted Africa’s rich diversity. Do Now: Explain in your own words and in complete sentences how Africa’s mineral wealth may have contributed to Cultural Diffusion.

First Civilizations: Stone Age Cultures Do Now : Describe the Neolithic Revolution Similar to the first civilizations that we have already learned about, Africa is no different - from Hunter and Gatherers to permanent villages that eventually supported great civilizations. The Sahara: Climate has and continues to impact Africa. The process of desertification has slowly devoured thousands of acres of cropland each year.

Who were the Bantu’s?  The term Bantu refers to group of people who speak the same or similar language with common word “NTU” which means a person.  Bantu is the African root language

With the development of the iron blade, reaping became easier for the bantu people and agriculture took on a whole new meaning. Populations grew faster than before and people were encroaching on each other's land. Encroachment necessitated an enlargement of territory, which led to the migration of African black tribes from the Great Lakes in central Africa, to the south of Africa. Bantu Migration was one of the largest human migrations in history. A linguistically related group of about 60 million people originating in west and equatorial Africa, gradually migrating down the continent into southern Africa