Great Bantu Migration

GPTKB entity

Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical migration
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkbp:affects gptkb:Khoisan_peoples
Pygmy peoples
indigenous hunter-gatherer populations
gptkbp:causedBy population pressure
search for fertile land
technological advances (ironworking)
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:artifacts
oral traditions
linguistic studies
gptkbp:endDate circa 1700 CE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Bantu Migration
gptkbp:involvedIn Bantu-speaking peoples
gptkbp:movedTo gptkb:Central_Africa
gptkb:Southern_Africa
East Africa
gptkbp:notableFor largest human migration in African history
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:West/Central_Africa
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Niger-Congo_languages
gptkb:Bantu_expansion
gptkbp:resultedIn spread of agriculture
spread of Bantu languages
spread of ironworking
cultural diffusion in Sub-Saharan Africa
gptkbp:significance foundation for many modern African societies
shaped linguistic map of Africa
gptkbp:spreadTo cattle herding
iron tools
yam cultivation
banana cultivation
pottery traditions
gptkbp:startDate circa 1000 BCE
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bantu_peoples
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6