early african migrations: agriculture and population Flashcards
1
Q
the principal early result of the bantu migrations
A
spread agriculture and herding to almost all parts of africa
2
Q
what fruit to africa encourages migration
A
banana
3
Q
how did bananas get to africa
A
from SE asian
-indian ocean sea lanes
4
Q
who brought what to E africa coast from asia
A
malay seafarers sailed west past india to africa with bananas, taro, yams, chicken, etc.
cultural traditions
-language: Malagasy
( to madagascar)
5
Q
what language did malay seafarers bring to madagascar
A
malagasy
6
Q
population growth in subsaharan africa due to the bantu migrations
A
3.5 million->11million (iron)
11->17 bananas
17-> 22 million (iron+agriculture to all parts)
