HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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The Bantu migration led to the first settlements in the Sahara.
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The migration was forced by the African governments in the north.
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The Bantu migration brought new skills, customs, and beliefs across Africa.
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During the Bantu migration, the people refused to intermarry with Arabs or Muslims.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the significance of the Bantu migration? The Bantu migration was very significant. The Bantu people introduced crops, including bananas and yams, in new areas. They also introduced iron tools and helped people in the new areas to change from using stone tools.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the Bantu migrations, Bantu people spread from their homeland in Cameroon and Nigeria throughout much of Sub-Saharan Africa over the 2, 000 years from 1500 BCE to 500 CE. As they migrated south and east, they spread their agricultural practices, their language, their culture, and their iron working skills.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bantu-speakers in West Africa moved into new areas in very small groups, usually just families. But they brought with them the Bantu technology and language package-iron, crops, cattle, pottery, and more. These pioneers then shared their more advanced technologies (and, in the process, their languages) with the locals.
Detailed explanation-4: -Positive impacts Introduction of iron working: they introduced iron-working and the use of iron tools throughout much of Africa, and when iron-smelting started, there was an increase in food production. Introduction of new crops e.g. yams, bananas: the Bantu increased their knowledge of food and crop cultivation.
Detailed explanation-5: -There are several reasons why the Bantu people migrated South. These reasons can be categorized into political, economic, and social. The exact cause of their movement is uncertain. population increase.