Bantu Migration

Why do people migrate?

• Economics

• Politics

• Religion

• All of these and more

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

The language you learn as a child is called...

• Initial Language
• First Language
• Starter Language
• Practical Language

The word "migration" refers to what?

• The movement of only people.

• The movement of people and animals looking for resources.

• The movement of animals only.

• None of these answers are correct.

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