Bantu expansion
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The Bantu expansion was a major series of migrations by Bantu-speaking peoples across sub-Saharan Africa that spread related languages, ironworking, and agricultural practices over much of the continent.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bantu expansion canonical | 5 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical migration
ⓘ
linguistic expansion ⓘ population movement ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
cultural assimilation and intermarriage
ⓘ
gradual, multi-phase migration ⓘ language shift among indigenous populations ⓘ |
| endTime |
around 1500 CE
ⓘ
early 2nd millennium CE ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
from Cameroon-Nigeria borderlands to South Africa
ⓘ
sub-Saharan Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
adoption of ironworking
ⓘ
development of agriculture ⓘ population growth ⓘ search for new arable land ⓘ technological advantages ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
assimilation of indigenous forager groups
ⓘ
development of complex chiefdoms and early states ⓘ diffusion of settled village life ⓘ displacement of earlier hunter-gatherer populations ⓘ formation of new Bantu-speaking societies ⓘ spread of Bantu languages across sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ spread of agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ spread of cereal and root crop cultivation ⓘ spread of iron tools and weapons ⓘ spread of ironworking technology ⓘ widespread linguistic homogeneity in much of sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | Bantu-speaking peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
demographic patterns of Central Africa
ⓘ
ethnolinguistic map of Eastern Africa ⓘ ethnolinguistic map of Southern Africa ⓘ formation of Swahili-speaking populations ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Khoisan-speaking populations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilotic-speaking populations ⓘ Pygmy hunter-gatherer groups ⓘ |
| involves |
clearing of forest for agriculture
ⓘ
coastal migration routes ⓘ overland migration through savannas ⓘ riverine migration routes ⓘ |
| mainLanguageFamilySpread |
Bantu languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger-Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
West-Central Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
region of modern-day Cameroon and Nigeria ⓘ |
| originRegion | Grassfields region of Cameroon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of Africa ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Niger-Congo dispersals ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bantu languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iron Age in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger-Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ spread of agriculture in Africa ⓘ |
| spreadTo |
Central Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East African coast ⓘ Eastern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Lakes region of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ equatorial forest zone ⓘ southern savannas ⓘ |
| startTime |
around 2000 BCE
ⓘ
late 2nd millennium BCE ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
African history
ⓘ
archaeology ⓘ genetics ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Holocene epoch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iron Age Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
iron tools
ⓘ
iron weapons ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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