Bantu Quiz

Besides warfare, why might having the knowledge of iron be beneficial to the Bantu in a forest environment? 

• Iron tools for cutting through the jungle
• Iron can be melted into statues
• Iron looked cool so they went with it
• Iron is as strong as wood

Why is the Bantu migration so important in the study of Africa?

• During the Bantu migration, the people refused to intermarry with Arabs or Muslims

• The Bantu migration brought language and iron tools across Africa and allowed for better living conditions.

• The migration was a force of action by the African government in the North

• The migration led to the first settlements in the Sahara

What technology was spread by the Bantu

• iron

• compass

• camel saddles

• yams

What part of Africa did the Bantu migration spread to?

• Eastern and Northern

• Eastern and Southern

• Northern and Southern

• Southern and Central

The Bantu-speaking people migrated because they were looking for ?

• better farmland and better grazing.  
• better weather conditions.  
• gold and salt. 
• the coast, so that they could trade.  

What did the Bantu-speaking people spread across Africa as they migrated?

• Christianity.
• bronze making skills.
• Islam.  
• their language and culture.

What is one of the most important effects of the Bantu migrations.

• The diffusion of Islam
• The creation of linguistic similarities across sub-Saharan Africa
• The creation of a single sub-Saharan African culture
• The diffusion of the banana

What caused the Bantu migration?

• sixty million people speak a Bantu language
• trade cities developed along the coast of Africa
• population increases put pressure on agriculture
• techniques for herding and cultivating spread

How did the Bantu interact with other cultures. Select all that apply.

• As the Bantu moved they shared their skills with the people that they met and adapted their methods to suit each new environment.

• The Bantu traded gold and salt with various civilizations.

• As the Bantu moved throughout Africa, when they encountered other groups they forced them to move with their advanced iron weapons.

• As the Bantu moved they unified various places through a common religion.

Which of the following is an example of positive interactions the Bantu had with their environment?

• The Bantu were able to cultivate maize in various locations.

• The Bantu were successful at building causeways.

• The Bantu were able to cultivate bananas in rain forests and they became staple crops.

• The Bantu were able to cultivate oranges in various locations.